All Carl Schurz Quotes
- Tis not, 'my country right or wrong'; tis, 'my country, that which is right to be kept right, that which is wrong to be set… Country
- Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you… Change
- Our ideals resemble the stars, which illumintate the night. No one will ever be able to touch them. But the men who, like the sailors… Able
- We have come to a point where it is loyalty to resist, and treason to submit. Inspirational
- I will make a prophecy that may now sound peculiar. In fifty years Lincoln's name will be inscribed close to Washington's on this Republic's roll… Close
- Consider: if you incorporate those tropical countries with the Republic of the United States, you will have to incorporate their people too. Consider
- The Senator from Wisconsin cannot frighten me by exclaiming, My country, right or wrong. In one sense I say so too. My country; and my… American
- I have always been in favor of a healthy Americanization, but that does not mean a complete disavowal of our German heritage. It means that… American
- From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests; you cannot subvert your neighbor's rights without striking a dangerous blow at your own. Blow
- Ideals are like the stars: we never reach them, but like the mariners of the sea, we chart our course by them. Advice
- Our country, right or wrong. When right, to be kept right; when wrong, to be put right. Country
- My country right or wrong; when right, to keep her right; when wrong, to put her right. Country
- If you want to be free, there is but one way; it is to guarantee an equally full measure of liberty to all your neighbors.… All
- My country, right or wrong; if right, to be kept right; and if wrong, to be set right Country