"Our ideals resemble the stars, which illumintate the……" — Carl Schurz
"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 on the ocean, take them for guides, will undoubtedly reach their goal."
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14 Quotes by Carl Schurz
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Tis not, 'my country right or wrong'; tis, 'my country, that which is right to be kept right, that which…
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Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But like the seafaring man on…
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We have come to a point where it is loyalty to resist, and treason to submit.
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I will make a prophecy that may now sound peculiar. In fifty years Lincoln's name will be inscribed close to…
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Consider: if you incorporate those tropical countries with the Republic of the United States, you will have to incorporate their…
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The Senator from Wisconsin cannot frighten me by exclaiming, My country, right or wrong. In one sense I say so…
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I have always been in favor of a healthy Americanization, but that does not mean a complete disavowal of our…
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From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests; you cannot subvert your neighbor's rights without striking a…
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Ideals are like the stars: we never reach them, but like the mariners of the sea, we chart our course…
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Our country, right or wrong. When right, to be kept right; when wrong, to be put right.
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My country right or wrong; when right, to keep her right; when wrong, to put her right.
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If you want to be free, there is but one way; it is to guarantee an equally full measure of…
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