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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! 
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.
 To preserve the life of citizens, is the greatest virtue in the 
father of his country.
 [Lat., Servare read more 
 To preserve the life of citizens, is the greatest virtue in the 
father of his country.
 [Lat., Servare cives, major est virtus patriae patri.] 
 I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me 
liberty, or give me death!  
 I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me 
liberty, or give me death! 
A man's feet must be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world.
A man's feet must be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world.
I am not a Virginian but an American.
I am not a Virginian but an American.
 One flag, one land, one heart, one hand,
 One Nation evermore!
   - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.,  
 One flag, one land, one heart, one hand,
 One Nation evermore!
   - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., 
 Our country--whether bounded by the St. John's and the Sabine, or 
however otherwise bounded or described, and be the read more 
 Our country--whether bounded by the St. John's and the Sabine, or 
however otherwise bounded or described, and be the measurements 
more or less;--still our country, to be cherished in all our 
hearts, and to be defended by all our hands. 
He serves his party best who serves the country best.
He serves his party best who serves the country best.