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 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! 
'My country, right or wrong,' is a thing that no patriot would think of saying except in a desperate case. read more
'My country, right or wrong,' is a thing that no patriot would think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying, 'My mother, drunk or sober.'
A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.
A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.
 Patriotism has become a mere national self assertion, a 
sentimentality of flag-cheering with no constructive duties.  
 Patriotism has become a mere national self assertion, a 
sentimentality of flag-cheering with no constructive duties. 
He serves his party best who serves the country best.
He serves his party best who serves the country best.
 I have heard something said about allegiance to the South: I 
know no South, no North, no East, no read more 
 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. 
 Again to the battle, Achaians!
 Our hearts bid the tyrants defiance!
  Our land, the first garden of read more 
 Again to the battle, Achaians!
 Our hearts bid the tyrants defiance!
  Our land, the first garden of liberty's tree--
   It has been, and shall yet be, the land of the free. 
 Be Briton still to Britain true,
 Among oursel's united;
  For never but by British hands
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 Be Briton still to Britain true,
 Among oursel's united;
  For never but by British hands
   Maun British wrangs be righted. 
A man who is good enough to shed his blood for his country is good enough to be given a read more
A man who is good enough to shed his blood for his country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards. More than that no man is entitled to, and less than that no man shall have.