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 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. 
 I hope to find my country in the right: however I will stand by 
her, right or wrong.  
 I hope to find my country in the right: however I will stand by 
her, right or wrong. 
Patriotism is a pernicious, psychopathic form of idiocy.
Patriotism is a pernicious, psychopathic form of idiocy.
 Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam,
 His first best country ever is at home.  
 Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam,
 His first best country ever is at home. 
 If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign 
troop was landed in my country read more 
 If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign 
troop was landed in my country I never would lay down my 
arms,--never! never! never! 
 Our ships were British oak,
 And hearts of oak our men.  
 Our ships were British oak,
 And hearts of oak our men. 
Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.
Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.
 Our country is wherever we are well off.
 [Lat., Patria est, ubicunque est bene.]  
 Our country is wherever we are well off.
 [Lat., Patria est, ubicunque est bene.] 
 From distant climes, o'er wide-spread seas we come,
 Though not with much eclat or beat of drum;
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 From distant climes, o'er wide-spread seas we come,
 Though not with much eclat or beat of drum;
  True patriots all; for be it understood
   We left our country for our country's good.
    No private views disgraced our generous zeal,
     What urged our travels was our country's weal.