George Frisbie Hoar - I have seen the glories of art and architecture, and mountain and river; I

I have seen the glories of art and architecture, and mountain and river; I have seen the sunset on the Jungfrau, and the full moon rise over Mont Blanc; but the fairest vision on which these eyes ever looked was the flag of my country in a foreign land. Beautiful as a flower to those who hate it, terrible as a meteor to those who hate it, it is the symbol of the power and glory, and the honor, of fifty million Americans.

- George Frisbie Hoar

topic: Beautiful, Country, Art, Meteors, Moon Rise, Flag Day, Foreign Lands