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Yet this corporate being, though so insubstantial to our senses, binds, in Burkes words, a man to his country with ties which though light as air, are as strong as links of iron. That is why young men die in battle for their countrys sake and why old men plant trees they will never sit under.   Lippmann, Walter

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Source: WALTER LIPPMANN, Essays in the Public Philosophy, chapter 3, part 2, p. 36 .The quotation is from Edmund Burkes speech on Conciliation with America . · This quote is tagged Uncategorised · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation · Help your friends discover QB

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