As citizens of a free nation we believe in liberty. We also believe that we owe loyalty to this nation of ours that guards our freedom. We are dedicated then, to at least two great principles: Liberty and Loyalty.
Are these two principles compatible?
That is to say, can we have a high degree of loyalty without sacrificing, to some extent, our liberty to think for ourselves and to criticise? Or, to put the matter in opposite terms, can we have a full measure of liberty unless we treat loyalty as rather a minor and expendable virtue?
