What pity is it,
That we can die but once, to serve our country!

Joseph Addison

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Topic

Serving one's country Citizen and state Patriotism

Author

Joseph Addison

Source

Cato

Medium

Play

Language

English

Time

1713 1700s 18th century

Occupation

Playwright Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Addison, Joseph. Cato. 14 April 1713, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, England, UK, act 4, sc. 1, l. 258.

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The end must justify the means.

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Topic
Moral theory Justifications and rationales

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Matthew Prior
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Hans Carvel
Medium
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.

William Shakespeare

Julius Caesar

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Topic
Betrayal Loyalty Patriotism Rome
Speaker
Brutus

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Julius Caesar
Medium
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Genre
History (play) Tragedy (play)
Language
English
Time
1599 1590s 16th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Julius Caesar. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, 1599, Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 3, sc. 2.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Julius Caesar." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 2.