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America! half brother of the world!
With something good and bad of every land.
America! half brother of the world!
With something good and bad of every land.
The proximity of an army causes prices to go up; and high prices cause people's substance to be drained away. read more
The proximity of an army causes prices to go up; and high prices cause people's substance to be drained away. When their substance is drained away, they will be afflicted by heavy exactions. With this loss of substance and exhaustion of strength, the homes of the people will be stripped bare, and their incomes dissipated.
This nation is peaceful, but fierce when stirred to anger.
This nation is peaceful, but fierce when stirred to anger.
The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this
endeavor will light our country and all who read more
The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this
endeavor will light our country and all who serve it, and the
glow from that fire can truly light the world.
A great war leaves the country with three armies - an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an read more
A great war leaves the country with three armies - an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves
Hail, Columbia! happy land!
Hail, ye heroes! heaven-born band!
Who fought and bled in Freedom's cause.
Hail, Columbia! happy land!
Hail, ye heroes! heaven-born band!
Who fought and bled in Freedom's cause.
No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever. There is no greater power in read more
No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever. There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom. Against that power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand.
I can hear you. The rest of the world hears you. And the people
who knocked these buildings down read more
I can hear you. The rest of the world hears you. And the people
who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon.
Our purpose now is to reclaim democracy itself. We are here to affirm that when Americans stand up and speak read more
Our purpose now is to reclaim democracy itself. We are here to affirm that when Americans stand up and speak their minds and say America can do better, that is not a challenge to patriotism; it is the heart and soul of patriotism.