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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.
Our country, right or wrong! When right, to be kept right; when
wrong, to be put right!
Our country, right or wrong! When right, to be kept right; when
wrong, to be put right!
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.]
Socrates said he was not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of
the world.
Socrates said he was not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of
the world.
Our spirit is . . . to show ourselves eager to work for, and if
need be, to die read more
Our spirit is . . . to show ourselves eager to work for, and if
need be, to die for the Irish Republic. Facing our enemy we must
declare an attitude simply. . . . We ask for no mercy and we will
make no compromise.
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.
He serves his party best who serves the country best.
He serves his party best who serves the country best.
'Twere sweet to sink in death for Truth and Freedom!
Yes, who would hesitate, for who could bear
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'Twere sweet to sink in death for Truth and Freedom!
Yes, who would hesitate, for who could bear
The living degradation we may know
If we do dread death for a sacred cause?
Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
