Anti war Quote by Carl Schurz

“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 right'”

Carl Schurz

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We have come to a point where it is loyalty to resist, and treason to submit.

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“Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands, but like the sea fearing man on the desert of…

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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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When the life of the nation was attempted, when the cause of liberty and human rights called for their aid, they rushed forth to…

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Our country ... when right, to be kept right. When wrong, to be put 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 liberty to all your…

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Consider: if you incorporate those tropical countries with the Republic of the United States, you will have to incorporate their people too.

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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 Washington's on this Republic's…

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I have always been in favor of a healthy Americanization, but that does not mean a complete disavowal of our German heritage. It means…

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