Famous quotes containing the words sea and/or flag:
“When the sea dries up you can see its depths, but when a person dies you will still not know his mind.”
—Chinese proverb.
“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)