Richard Madden

One of the most beautiful things about 'Game of Thrones' is it's told from so many different points of view, and these characters can convince you that what they're doing is right. But they're only showing you a bit of the picture, and when you see it from another character's point of view you may switch allegiances.

Scottish Actor

Tatiana Maslany

Orphan Black' allows for people to have debates and theories and allegiances to different characters - to trust characters and hate other characters - but it doesn't tell you who is good or bad or right or wrong. That's the most exciting storytelling, in my book.

Canadian Actress

Haile Selassie

We must become bigger than we have been: more courageous, greater in spirit, larger in outlook. We must become members of a new race, overcoming petty prejudice, owing our ultimate allegiance not to nations but to our fellow men within the human community.

Ethiopian Statesman

Barack Obama

There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and there are patriots who supported the war in Iraq. We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America.

American President

Steve Winwood

A band is not a marriage. There are no oaths of allegiance. If you feel your life will be better served by splitting up the group, you've got to do it - but of course it does cause problems.

English Musician

Eddie Huang

I'll always be American in my world view and allegiance. American in the naive way I go to other countries and tell them how they should treat their poor or clean their water.

American Chef

Dinaw Mengestu

Writers, especially those of us with roots in other countries, are rarely left to ourselves. We are asked to declare our allegiances, or they are determined for us.

Ethiopian Novelist

Theodore Roosevelt

We can have no '50-50' allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American and nothing else, or he is not an American at all.

James Bryce

Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and to humanity.

English Diplomat

Rick Allen

I really don't feel any strong allegiance to any country.

Musician

Allegiance often implies a deep emotional bond, more than just a casual commitment.

Emotional Bond

Allegiance is not always interchangeable with 'support' as it usually entails a deeper commitment.

Not Interchangeable

Expressing allegiance may involve public demonstration, like a vow or official statement.

Public Declaration

In a legal context, allegiance carries the weight of a citizen's duty and can lead to legal consequences if breached.

Legal Obligation

Allegiance to a constitution reflects respect for the country's laws and principles.

Constitutional Bond

Often, proclaiming legal allegiance is a ceremonial action, such as during naturalization.

Ceremonial Action

Political allegiance signifies support and may influence one's standing or opportunities in political contexts.

Political Loyalty

Political allegiance can shift, reflecting changes in personal or political beliefs.

Shifts in Support

Expressing allegiance to a policy shows agreement with its objectives and methods.

Policy Alignment

 overlook the importance of small things like remember when pluto got downgraded from planet to dwarf planet i took that a little personally so when it comes to astronomy my allegiance is with the little guy as our understanding of the solar system has improved over time it's become

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 was because I was within an extremist organization that was forced to think beyond the confines of the nation-state. The age of where ideas and narratives were increasingly defining behavior and identity and allegiances. So as I said, we looked to the status quo

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 perhaps the most important lesson from Spartan school was allegiance to Sparta. To die for their city-state was seen as the completion of one's duty to Sparta. Upon their death, only men who died in battle and women who died in childbirth were given tombstones.

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 that are dealt with are three the Battle of allegiances this is a bacterium that you can find in the soil anyway this part of the world God created there the human being human mind has gone there to find out what that bacterium can do that vacuum can

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 with their group than perceive the world accurately. This behavior is especially dangerous in politics. On an individual scale, allegiance to a party allows people to create a political identity and support policies they agree with.

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 social movements in creating change in muslim-majority societies so let me begin by first of all giving a very very brief history of time if I may indulge in medieval societies they were defined allegiances and identity was defined

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 part of what I feel like I'm witnessing is you know in the world where everyone's a brand I don't realize hey I can't get a sense of where people's true allegiances and their own understanding

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 at two inches long she's the largest aunt in the world and she's a new queen when her mother's colony grew too large and divided half the workers switched their allegiance

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 in the world and she's a new queen when her mother's colony grew too large and divided half the workers switched their allegiance and now accompany her on her first

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 I am constantly having to choose where my allegiances lie. Jassim? Sir? Take it. Sir, you cannot give him a weapon. Some of the soldiers distrust my character