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That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain
force upon the plain of Marathon, or read more
That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain
force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow
warmer among the runs of Iona.
A brave man's country is wherever he chooses his abode.
[Lat., Patria est ubicumque vir fortis sedem elegerit.]
A brave man's country is wherever he chooses his abode.
[Lat., Patria est ubicumque vir fortis sedem elegerit.]
Patriotism is easy to understand in America; it means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.
Patriotism is easy to understand in America; it means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.
Where's the coward that would not dare
To fight for such a land?
Where's the coward that would not dare
To fight for such a land?
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.
Our land, the first garden of liberty's tree--
It has been, and shall be, the land of the free.
Our land, the first garden of liberty's tree--
It has been, and shall be, the land of the free.
Our ships were British oak,
And hearts of oak our men.
Our ships were British oak,
And hearts of oak our men.
There are no points of the compass on the chart of true
patriotism.
There are no points of the compass on the chart of true
patriotism.
'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.'
