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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Topic

Patriotism

Author

George Bernard Shaw

Source

Music in London The World

Language

English

Time

1893 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

Ireland Europe

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Citation

Shaw, George Bernard. "Music in London." The World. London, 15 Nov. 1893.

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Another quote from the 1890s

In the life of each of us, I said to myself there is a place remote and islanded, and given to endless regret or secret happiness.

Sarah Orne Jewett

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Topic
Inner life

Author

Sarah Orne Jewett
Language
English
Time
1896 1890s 19th century
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Original Citation

Jewett, Sarah Orne. The Country of the Pointed Firs. Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1896, ch. 15.

Current Citation

Jewett, Sarah Orne. "The Country of the Pointed Firs." The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories. Signet, 2009, ch. 15.

Another quote about Patriotism

No, I make no pretension to patriotism. So long as my voice can be heard on this or the other side of the Atlantic, I will hold up America to the lightning scorn of moral indignation. In doing this, I shall feel myself discharging the duty of a true patriot; for he is a lover of his country who rebukes and does not excuse its sins.

Frederick Douglass

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Topic
Patriotism
Speaker
Frederick Douglass
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1847 1840s 19th century
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Original Citation

Douglass, Frederick. "Love of God, Love of Man, Love of Country." 24 Sept. 1847, Syracuse, NY, USA.

Current Citation

Douglass, Frederick. "If I Had a Country, I Should Be a Patriot." American Heritage Book of Great American Speeches for Young People, edited by Suzanne McIntire. John Wiley & Sons, 2002.