Sentence examples for devotion to a nation from inspiring English sources

But in his mind nationalism matches the dictionary definition: "loyalty and devotion to a nation".

I believe that Lincoln was a Good Samaritan because he did give his "last full measure of devotion" to a nation divided.

Not all the women are such heroes though; Lady Gregory is heroic in her valour, and Yeats's relationship with her emerges again as his most influential connection, but in her love of the folk and unswerving devotion to an Irish nation, she had to struggle against a powerful innate snobbery.

Many Japanese are indeed discovering things to love about their country these days, but aikokushin, say worried liberals, implies devotion to a particular idea of Japan: as a uniquely entitled nation supported by hard-working but unquestioning citizens.

David's devotion to a mitzvah saved his life.

"Life is devotion to an idea".

"A devotion to an absence".

I cannot imagine a more painful slap in the face then being told, "Mrs. Horton, your husband gave us his life as an act of devotion to this nation, but we overlooked you when as we were too busy bickering and the government shutdown".

The middle-class fantasy it described (without naming it as such) was an advance on the usual calls for selfless devotion to the nation, but it was still politically sterile: "I can earn money, and still have time to go to Paris, New York and the Alps.

In particular, Mr. Hagel has been pilloried by former Republican colleagues in the Senate who proclaim devotion to the nation's defense but thought nothing of politically battering Mr. Hagel even if, as many admit, they could not defeat him.

As is traditional, the balance between the personal and the political is tipped heavily in favour of the former, with the heroine's separation from her husband and children taking centre stage as her devotion to the nation's cause inevitably erodes her family life.