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.

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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
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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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
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Nathan, George Jean. Testament of a Critic. A. A. Knopf, 1931, bk. 1.

Another quote originally in Italian

We have buried the putrid corpse of liberty.

Benito Mussolini

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Topic
Fascism

Author

Benito Mussolini
Language
Italian
Time
1923 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Mussolini, Benito. "Forza e consenso [Strength and Consent]." Da Gerarchia. Mar. 1923.

Current Citation

Casanova, Giacomo. History of My Life, vols. 1-2, translated by William Trask. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997, preface.