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

From

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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Time
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Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in journal entry, written by James Boswell. 7 Apr. 1778.

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Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, written by James Boswell, edited by David Womersley. Penguin Classics, 2008.

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

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