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Prussia

"Prussia is not a country with an Army, but an Army with a country!"

1525–1947

Sincerity
Humility
Industriousness
Obedience (but not without Frankness)
Straightness
Sense of Justice („Suum cuique“ Jedem das Seine or To each his own)
Godliness coupled with religious Tolerance
Toughness, against oneself even more than against others
Courage
Sense of Order
Pflichtbewusstsein (Sense of Duty)
Probity
Self denial („Wer je auf Preußens Fahne schwört, hat nichts mehr, was ihm selbst gehört.“ He who swears on Prussia's flag has nothing else that belongs to himself)
Austerity
Bravery without sniveling („Lerne leiden ohne zu klagen“ Learn to suffer without moaning!)
Loyalty
Incorruptibility
Subordination
Self-effacement („Mehr sein als scheinen!“ Be more than you seem to be)
Reliability