Country Quotes
I should like to be able to love my country and still love justice.
"I should like to be able to love my country and still love justice."— Albert Camus
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Meaning of this quote
Camus refuses to treat loyalty to country as incompatible with a commitment to justice.
Key takeaway:
Apply moral standards even when judging your own country.
Origin of the quote
Letters to a German Friend, First Letter (1943), in English translation.
Who actually said this?
VerifiedThe sentence is part of an argument about patriotism and moral limits. It is excerpted from the letter’s longer exchange.
