Loyalty
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Loyalty is a devotion to a country, philosophy, group, or person. Philosophers disagree on what can be an object of loyalty, as some argue that loyalty is strictly interpersonal and only another human
Schoolchildren reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States flag
Foxie, guarding the body of her master Charles Gough, in Attachment by Edwin Landseer, 1829
Filial piety
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Filial piety is the virtue of exhibiting love and respect for one's parents, elders, and ancestors within the context of Confucian, Chinese Buddhist, and Daoist ethics. The Confucian Classic of Filial
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…loyalty, but not the use to which he shall put it... may unselfishly devote himself to what is petty or vile, as he may to what is generous and noble". Filial piety – Virtue and practice in Chinese classics and Chinese society at large Pietas – Ancient Roman virtue…
Scene from Illustrations of the Classic of Filial Piety (detail), depicting a son kneeling before his parents
Illustrations of the Ladies' Classic of Filial Piety (detail), Song dynasty, depicting the section "Serving One's Parents-in-Law"
Koteiken, one of The Twenty-four Cases of Filial Piety, depicted emptying a chamber pot for his mother. Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1848.
A memorial stone at a Korean elementary school, with the inscription "filial piety"