Quote#Homeland
In the great contention between the patriotic and the cosmopolitan…
Quote byBenjamin Disraeli · 1804–1881
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Lord George Bentinck: A Political Biography (1852), p. 583.
English (original)
In the great contention between the patriotic and the cosmopolitan principle which has hardly begun and on the issue of which the fate of this island as a powerful community depends, Lord George Bentinck appeared to be produced to represent the traditionary influences of our country in their most captivating form.
— Benjamin Disraeli
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