Original Bear Flag

Famous quotes containing the words original, bear and/or flag:

“There is no original truth, only original error.”
—Gaston Bachelard (1884–1962)

“You are come in very happy time
To bear my greeting to the senators
And tell them that I will not come today.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“There’s an enduring American compulsion to be on the side of the angels. Expediency alone has never been an adequate American reason for doing anything. When actions are judged, they go before the bar of God, where Mom and the Flag closely flank His presence.”
—Jonathan Raban (b. 1942)