Carl Schurz
Carl Schurz
Carl Christian Schurzwas a German revolutionary, American statesman and reformer, U.S. Minister to Spain, Union Army General in the American Civil War, U.S. Senator, and Secretary of the Interior. He was also an accomplished journalist, newspaper editor and orator, who in 1869 became the first German-born American elected to the United States Senate...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth2 March 1829
CountryUnited States of America
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Ideals are like the stars: we never reach them, but like the mariners of the sea, we chart our course by them.
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The peace and welfare of this and coming generations of Americans will be secure only as we cling to the watchword of true patriotism: "Our country -- when right to be kept right; when wrong to be put right.
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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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Consider: if you incorporate those tropical countries with the Republic of the United States, you will have to incorporate their people too