An interesting piece. Admittedly, when thinking about the context in which these speeches were written, it is hard to think how one could reconcile the content with a multiculturalist world-view.
To gloss on Dr Johnson's famous quip on the subject, I am tempted to say that patriotism is the last refuge of the desperate. As to Shakespeare...Ditto! 😇
An interesting piece. Admittedly, when thinking about the context in which these speeches were written, it is hard to think how one could reconcile the content with a multiculturalist world-view.
To gloss on Dr Johnson's famous quip on the subject, I am tempted to say that patriotism is the last refuge of the desperate. As to Shakespeare...Ditto! 😇