1. Famous Aphorisms

If you want to settle down in your home, you must first settle down in your country. (Wu Zetian)

I dare not forget about the country despite my humble position. (Lu You)

Every man has his own rules for the rise and fall of the world. (Gu Yanwu)

I would rather be a homeless man than a slave to the subjugation of my country. (Feng Zikai)

The country belongs to everyone, and patriotism is everyone’s duty. (Tao Xingzhi)

For people and citizens, the greatest and most sacred thing is their own motherland. (Harris)

We must dedicate the beautiful passion in our hearts to our motherland. (Pushkin)

How great is the power of patriotism! In front of it, human love for life and fear of suffering are nothing! (Chernyshevsky)

If you want to benefit the country whether you live or die, why should you avoid it due to misfortunes and blessings (Lin Zexu)

2. Typical examples

"The Huns If it is not destroyed, why should we take care of our family?”

During the Western Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu nobles often sent troops to harass the border areas, and the people in the border areas lived in peace. In 123 BC, the 18-year-old general Huo Qubing led 800 elite cavalry into the enemy camp and killed the Huns. In 121 AD, he led his army to the west twice and killed several enemy chiefs. In 119 BC, he led his troops to the north, drove 2,000 miles from enemy territory, and carried out a great Qing campaign against the Xiongnu. Huo Qubing spent his military life on the frontier battlefield fighting against the Huns and defending his family and country, without taking off his saddle or taking off his armor. In recognition of his achievements, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty personally ordered the construction of a luxurious palace for him. However, until the construction was completed, Huo Qubing did not even look at it. He said heroically: "The Xiongnu are not destroyed, so why do we have a home?" B.C. In 117, Huo Qubing died of illness at the age of 24. In order to commemorate his contribution to the country and the people, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty erected a stone carving of "horse trampling on the Huns" in front of his tomb, which symbolizes his spirit of serving the country.

Zhan Tianyou served the country regardless of fame or fortune

Zhan Tianyou, a pioneer of modern science and a famous engineer, faced the difficult situation of having no capital, no technology, and no talent in the country. With patriotic enthusiasm, he was ordered to build the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway. With his selfless spirit of hard work, he traveled through the mountains and ridges between Beijing and Zhangjiakou, and spent only 5 million yuan and 4 years to build the Beijing building that foreigners planned to build, which required 9 million yuan and 7 years to complete. Zhang Railway. The foreign experts who came to visit were all shocked and amazed. At that time, some universities in the United States, in recognition of Zhan Tianyou's achievements, decided to grant him a doctorate in engineering and invited him to attend the ceremony. However, Zhan Tianyou was responsible for the design of a railway, so he refused the invitation. His spirit of serving the country rather than personal fame has won praise at home and abroad.

Qian Weichang’s two "NOs"

In July 1939, Qian Weichang obtained a publicly funded study in the UK in Kunming. At that time, due to the declaration of war between Britain and Germany, he went to Canada instead. In January 1940, Qian Weichang boarded the British ship after completing all the formalities, and found that his passport actually had the signature of the Japanese consulate. Because Japan was launching a war of aggression against China at that time, and passing through Kobe Port, without the signature of the Japanese consulate, there would be trouble. "NO, we're not going!" Qian Weichang and other international students threw more than 20 passports to the British man. Six months later, they renewed their passports and set off again.

In 1943, Qian Weichang received a doctorate from the University of Toronto and went to work as an engineer at the Jet Propulsion Institute of the California Institute of Technology. Not only did he become a "foreign official" leading more than 600 people. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he was willing to give up his generous salary and return to China. He took his family and his family to live part-time in several universities in Peking. In 1947, the research institute in the United States invited him again. There was a sentence on the form: "Once the United States and China declare war, I will be absolutely loyal to the United States." He immediately wrote a big "NO".

The will of a painter living in the United States

In 1973, Yang Lingfu, a Chinese painter living in the United States for nearly half a century, was 87 years old. She missed her deeply. For the sake of the motherland, he wrote two letters in a row, which were forwarded to our country’s leaders by Mr. Zhang Xingyan and US Secretary of State Kissinger, showing his infinite affection for his homeland. She made a will and hoped that her ashes would be buried on the shore of Taihu Lake in Wuxi, her hometown. A batch of cultural relics that she brought to the United States through hardships, including calligraphy, paintings and jades, would all be returned to the motherland and handed over to the people's government to repay the motherland for its care. kindness.

Bringing my heart back to the motherland

In early November 1830, Frederik Chopin (Polish composer and pianist) decided to further his studies abroad to bring honor to his motherland.

On the eve of departure, friends held a farewell party for him. Chopin was full of gratitude and accepted the silver cup filled with soil from his motherland presented by his friends, expressing that he would never forget his lovely motherland. Chopin traveled to Vienna, London, Paris and other places. Through his art, he enhanced the sympathy and understanding of the people of Western Europe for the suffering Polish nation at that time. However, in his unstable life, he became seriously ill. In the autumn of 1849, when Chopin was dying, he told his sister who came from Warsaw that the reactionary Polish government would not allow his body to be transported back to Warsaw. He asked: "At least take my heart back." Chopin's heart, according to him His last wish was sent to Warsaw, which symbolizes Chopin's passionate love for his motherland.

Pasteur took action

Pasteur (1822-1895) was an outstanding French scientist and a respected patriot. He has a famous saying: Science has no national boundaries, but scholars have their own motherland. In 1870, the Franco-Prussian War broke out, and the German army occupied a large area of ??France. After hearing the news, Pasteur took action and signed up to join the army to fight against the enemy and defend the country. However, he was unable to join the army due to physical disability. He decided to return the honorary MD certificate awarded to him by the University of Bonn in Germany.