Excerpt from Present Day Papers, Vol. 3 Rom the earliest times, and in every land, Patriotism, the love of one's native country, has been accounted a virtue and like every other virtue, it has had its counterfeits. The most immoral doctrines and acts have sheltered them selves under this noble word, till the Duke of Wellington is reported to have said that Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. The derivation of the word reminds us of that Roman patriotism which took the form of service and sacrifice for the capital city. Macaulay's Lays of Ancient Rome have made the faith and acts of the peoples who Spoke the Latin tongue familiar to the present generation. The animus of his stirring lines is, however, far removed from the Spirit which breathes through the teaching of Jesus Christ. AS the Bishop of Hereford recently said. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.