I should like to be able to love my country and still love justice.

Albert Camus

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Patriotism

Author

Albert Camus

Source

Letters of Albert Camus

Medium

Letter

Language

French

Time

1944 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Nobel laureate Philosopher Writer

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France Europe

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Citation

Camus, Albert. Letter to a German Friend. c. 1944.

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Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.

Albert Camus

The Rebel

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Topic
Human nature Being oneself Authenticity The human condition

Author

Albert Camus
Source
The Rebel
Genre
Political literature
Language
French
Time
1951 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Camus, Albert. L'Homme Revolte [The Rebel]. Gallimard, 1951.

Another quote from the 1940s

The First Amendment has erected a wall between church and state. That wall must be kept high and impregnable. We could not approve the slightest breach.

Hugo Black

Everson v. Board of Education

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Topic
Establishment Clause First Amendment Bill of Rights Constitutional law

Author

Hugo Black
Source
Everson v. Board of Education
Medium
Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion
Genre
Legal writing
Language
English
Time
1947 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Black, Hugo. United States, Supreme Court. Everson v. Board of Education. United States Reports, vol. 330, 10 Feb. 1947, pp. 1-74. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/330/1/.

Another quote about Patriotism

Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.

Samuel Johnson

Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, by James Boswell

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Topic
Abuses of patriotism Patriotism
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Samuel Johnson

Author

James Boswell
Source
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D
Genre
Biography
Language
English
Time
1778 1770s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

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

Current Citation

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

Another quote from 1944

A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.

George Bernard Shaw

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Topic
Redistribution of wealth

Author

George Bernard Shaw
Source
Everybody's Political What's What?
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1944 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Shaw, George Bernard. Everybody's Political What's What? Constable & Company/Dodd, Mead & Company, 1944, ch. 30.

Another quote originally in French

We never do evil so fully and cheerfully as when we do it out of conscience.

Blaise Pascal

Pensées

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Hurting others Evil

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Blaise Pascal
Source
Pensées
Medium
Epigram
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
French
Time
1662 1660s 17th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Pascal, Blaise. Pensées [Thoughts]. Paris: Chez G. Desprez, 1670, no. 895.

Current Citation

Pascal, Blaise. "Pensées." Pensées and Other Writings, edited by Anthony Levi, translated by Honor Levi. Oxford University Press, 2008, no. 895.