A wise traveler never despises his own country.

Un viaggiatore prudente non disprezza mai il suo paese.

Carlo Goldoni

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Topic

Criticism of one's country One's native land Patriotism

Speaker

Milord Bonfil

Author

Carlo Goldoni

Source

Pamela

Medium

Play

Language

Italian

Time

1750 1750s 18th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

Italy Europe

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Citation

Goldoni, Carlo. La Pamela [The Pamela]. 1750, Teatro Sant'Angelo, Venice, Italy, act 1, sc. 16.

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The law is a sort of hocus-pocus science.

Charles Macklin

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Topic
Law
Speaker
Sir Archy

Author

Charles Macklin
Source
Love a la Mode
Medium
Play
Language
English
Time
1759 1750s 18th century
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Citation

Macklin, Charles. Love a la Mode. c. 1759, Drury Lane Theatre, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 1.

Another quote about Patriotism

Patriotism, as I see it, is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.

George Jean Nathan

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Topic
Downsides of patriotism Patriotism

Author

George Jean Nathan
Language
English
Time
1931 1930s 20th century
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Nathan, George Jean. Testament of a Critic. A. A. Knopf, 1931, bk. 1.

Another quote originally in Italian

We are moving toward a dictatorship of relativism which does not recognize anything as for certain and which has as its highest goal one's own ego and one's own desires.

Pope Benedict XVI

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Topic
Decline of religion Moral relativism
Speaker
Pope Benedict XVI
Medium
Sermon
Language
Italian
Time
2005 2000s 21st century
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Citation

Cardinal Ratzinger, Joseph (later Pope Benedict XVI). "Homily of His Eminence Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger." Conclave of cardinals, Mass. 18 Apr. 2005, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Rome, Italy.