James Bryce Quotes

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James Bryce, an English diplomat and scholar, made significant contributions to international relations and political theory through his insightful analyses of democracy, nationalism, and imperialism. His influential works, including "The American Commonwealth," provided invaluable insights into the dynamics of power and governance in the modern world.

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

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

Nation, Country, Humanity, Justice

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"The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it."

"The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it."

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"Three-fourths of the mistakes a man makes are made because he does not really know what he thinks he knows."

"Three-fourths of the mistakes a man makes are made because he does not really know what he thinks he knows."

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"Medicine, the only profession that labors incessantly to destroy the reason for its existence."

"Medicine, the only profession that labors incessantly to destroy the reason for its existence."

Existence, Medicine, Profession, Reason

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"Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong."

"Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong."

Patriotism, Country

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