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Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
Our true nationality is mankind.
Our true nationality is mankind.
I am not a Virginian but an American.
I am not a Virginian but an American.
A savior of the silver-coasted isle.
A savior of the silver-coasted isle.
The die was now cast; I had passed the Rubicon. Swim or sink,
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The die was now cast; I had passed the Rubicon. Swim or sink,
live or die, survive or perish with my country was my unalterable
determination.
Our federal Union: it must be preserved.
Our federal Union: it must be preserved.
Hands across the sea,
Feet on English ground,
The old blood is bold blood, the wide world read more
Hands across the sea,
Feet on English ground,
The old blood is bold blood, the wide world round.
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?
Our country is the common parent of all.
[Lat., Patria est communis omnium parens.]
Our country is the common parent of all.
[Lat., Patria est communis omnium parens.]
