Quotes by Wharton, Edith

I wonder, among all the tangles of this mortal coil, which one contain >>

Mrs. Ballinger is one of the ladies who pursue Culture in bands, as th >>

How much longer are we going to think it necessary to be American befo >>

Quotations about Patriotism

What do we mean by patriotism in the context of our times? I venture t >>

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tra >>

My country, always wrong. >>

How much longer are we going to think it necessary to be American before (or in contradistinction to) being cultivated, being enlightened, being humane, and having the same intellectual discipline as other civilized countries?

Wharton, Edith