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"Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and to humanity."

James Bryce, English Diplomat

Nation, Country, Humanity, Justice

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"Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and to humanity."

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