Assertion: patriotism | /r/HasProperty | last refuge of a scoundrel
Facets:
value: well
type: OTHER
value: for some
type: OTHER
value: usually
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: “Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
text: On the evening of 7 April 1775, he made the famous statement, "Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
text: Patriotism, sir, is the last resort of scoundrels," said Dr. Samuel Johnson.
text: Patriotism is usually the refuge of the scoundrel.
text: Old Dr. Johnson's oft quoted sally about patriotism being the last refuge of a scoundrel is not really a sneer at true patriotism.
text: Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel -- says Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde, Bob Dylan, me -- but that doesn't really define it, so I'd say it's simple love of the country
text: Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
text: Whether or not “patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel,” as the British writer Samuel Johnson observed more than 200 years ago, it may be the first refuge of a broad cross-section of modern-day Americans, regardless of their ethnicity, religion or political affiliation.
text: Samuel Johnson noted that “patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel,” a quote that has filled Congressional chambers for a century or more.
text: For some, patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
text: Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
text: Perhaps the most famous utterance on the topic comes from 18th century British writer and lexicographer Samuel Johnson, who said: “Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
text: Patriotism may well be the last refuge of the scoundrel, but as a pragmatist like Mr. Rorty would tell you, it is too powerful and too important to leave to the scoundrels.
text: The English lexicographer Samuel Johnson once remarked, "Patriotism is the last resort of scoundrels.