My kind of loyalty was loyalty to one's country, not to its institutions or its office-holders.

Mark Twain

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

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Topic

Patriotism

Author

Mark Twain

Source

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1889 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Humorist Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Original Citation

Twain, Mark. A Yankee in King Arthur's Court. New York: Charles L. Webster and Co., 1889, ch. 13.

Current Citation

Twain, Mark. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, edited by Henry B. Wonham. W. W. Norton & Company, 2018, ch. 13.

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What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

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Topic
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Author

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Source
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Medium
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Statement Type
Question
Language
Dutch
Time
1881 1880s 19th century
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Original Citation

Van Gogh, Vincent. Letter to Theo van Gogh. 29 Dec. 1881.

Current Citation

Van Gogh, Vincent. Dear Theo: The Autobiography of Vincent Van Gogh, edited by Irving Stone and Jean Stone. Plume, 1995.

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

William Shakespeare

Julius Caesar

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Topic
Betrayal Loyalty Patriotism Rome
Speaker
Brutus

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Julius Caesar
Medium
Play
Genre
History (play) Tragedy (play)
Language
English
Time
1599 1590s 16th century
Era
European Renaissance
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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.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Julius Caesar." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 2.