He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or …

He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon will be, void of all regard for his country. There is seldom an instance of a man guilty of betraying his country, who had not before lost the feeling of moral obligations in his private connections. Samuel Adams
(1722-1803) – American revolutionary, letter to James Warren (Nov. 4, 1775)