“My Country Right or Wrong”

In a famous speech from 1872, U.S. Senator Carl Schurz said, “My country, right or wrong; if right, to be kept right; and if wrong, to be set right,” defining a new brand of patriotism. When is it necessary to make changes in your country? When is it unpatriotic to criticize bad things about your country?

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