Our ships were British oak,
And hearts of oak our men.

Our ships were British oak,
And hearts of oak our men.

A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a read more

A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards.

Put none but Americans on guard tonight.

Put none but Americans on guard tonight.

Why is it that an extended olive branch often turns to a clinched fist of hatred?

Why is it that an extended olive branch often turns to a clinched fist of hatred?

We, that would be known
The father of our people, in our study,
And vigilance for their read more

We, that would be known
The father of our people, in our study,
And vigilance for their safety, must not change
Their ploughshares into swords, and force them from
The secure shade of their own vines, to be
Scorched with the flames of war.

There are no points of the compass on the chart of true
patriotism.

There are no points of the compass on the chart of true
patriotism.

Where's the coward that would not dare
To fight for such a land?

Where's the coward that would not dare
To fight for such a land?

Hear me profess sincerely: had I a dozen sons, each in my love
alike, and none less dear than read more

Hear me profess sincerely: had I a dozen sons, each in my love
alike, and none less dear than thine and my good Marcius, I had
rather have eleven die nobly for their country than one
voluptuously surfeit out of action.

Our land, the first garden of liberty's tree--
It has been, and shall be, the land of the free.

Our land, the first garden of liberty's tree--
It has been, and shall be, the land of the free.