Excerpt from On Patriotism: The Condition, Prospects, and Duties of the American People, a Sermon Delivered on Fast Day at Church Green, Boston I have said thus much in general, with the view to open to you the subject on which I propose to address you this morning: and that is, our country, the love of our country, and the circumstances in our condition that are liable to weaken that great patriotic bond. I shall discuss a variety of questions; but they will have at least this unity; every question will come to this point, the love of our country, the right appreciation of it, the willing service which patriotism demands to be rendered to it; nay, the filial consideration and loyalty with Which we ought to speak of it. 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.