Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong.

Stephen Decatur

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Patriotism

Author

Stephen Decatur

Language

English

Time

1816 1810s 19th century

Occupation

Military officer

From

United States

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Citation

Decatur, Stephen. Toast given at a dinner in Virginia. Apr. 1816, Norfolk, VA, USA.

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Medium
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Time
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Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.

William Shakespeare

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Julius Caesar
Medium
Play
Genre
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Language
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Time
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Julius Caesar. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, 1599, Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 3, sc. 2.

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