My country, right or wrong; if right, to be kept right; and if wrong, to be set right.

Carl Schurz

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Patriotism

Speaker

Carl Schurz

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1872 1870s 19th century

Occupation

Politician

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Germany Europe

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Citation

Schurz, Carl. Remarks at senate meeting. Senate meeting. 29 Feb. 1872, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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Patriotism is, fundamentally, a conviction that a particular country is the best in the world because you were born in it.

George Bernard Shaw

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George Bernard Shaw
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Music in London The World
Language
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Time
1893 1890s 19th century
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Shaw, George Bernard. "Music in London." The World. London, 15 Nov. 1893.

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A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved—I do not expect the house to fall—but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing or all the other.

Abraham Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln
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A House Divided
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1858 1850s 19th century
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Lincoln, Abraham. "A House Divided." 16 Jun. 1858, Springfield, IL, USA.

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Lincoln, Abraham. "'House Divided' Speech at Springfield, Illinois, June 16, 1858." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832-1858, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 1989.