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I have ten thousand for defense, but none to surrender; if you
want our weapons come and get them.
I have ten thousand for defense, but none to surrender; if you
want our weapons come and get them.
Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.
Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.
Who fears to speak of Ninety-Eight?
Who blushes at the name?
When cowards mock the patriot's fate,
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Who fears to speak of Ninety-Eight?
Who blushes at the name?
When cowards mock the patriot's fate,
Who hangs his head for shame?
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.
They know no country, own no lord,
Their home the camp, their law the sword.
They know no country, own no lord,
Their home the camp, their law the sword.
In Dr. Johnson's famous dictionary, patriotism is defined as the last refuge of a scoundrel. With all due respect to read more
In Dr. Johnson's famous dictionary, patriotism is defined as the last refuge of a scoundrel. With all due respect to an enlightened but inferior lexicographer, I beg to submit that it is the first.
Where liberty is, there is my country.
Where liberty is, there is my country.
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!
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.
