Famous quotes containing the words sea and/or flag:
“The sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness.”
—Joseph Conrad (1857–1924)
“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)