Once you're a Virginian, you're always a Virginian.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I am not a Virginian but an American.
Virginians were no more angels or philanthropists than people to the north or to the south of them. They were moved by their affections, their interest, and their resentments, just as humanity is moved today.
A lot of good things start in Virginia; a lot of good things have started in Virginia. We're no strangers to firsts.
Oh, yes; you Virginians shed barrels of perspiration while standing off at a distance and superintending the work your slaves do for you. It is different with us. Here it is every fellow for himself, or he doesn't get there.
Deep down, I'm just a West Virginia hillbilly.
I'm a native West Virginian and I've been called everything from a hillbilly to a stump jumper. I'm always proud of it; I'm very proud to be a West Virginian.
If you're from Virginia, then you know some white people from Poquoson don't like black people.
My parents were both born in Virginia, of undistinguished families - second families, perhaps I should say.
Virginians want you to work across the aisle.
I am George Rogers Clark. You have just become a prisoner of the Commonwealth of Virginia.