And how can man die better
Than facing fearful odds,
For the ashes of his fathers
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And how can man die better
Than facing fearful odds,
For the ashes of his fathers
And the temples of his gods?

For what were all these country patriots born?
To hunt, and vote, and raise the price of corn?

For what were all these country patriots born?
To hunt, and vote, and raise the price of corn?

I have heard something said about allegiance to the South: I
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I have heard something said about allegiance to the South: I
know no South, no North, no East, no West, to which I owe any
allegiance.

Patriotism is in political life what faith is in religion.

Patriotism is in political life what faith is in religion.

If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign
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If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign
troop was landed in my country I never would lay down my
arms,--never! never! never!

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

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

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.

I would die for my country . . . but I would not let my country die for me.

I would die for my country . . . but I would not let my country die for me.

There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with
what is right in America.

There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with
what is right in America.