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Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right; but… — Stephen Decatur

Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong.

Stephen Decatur
1816
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Patriotism
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1816
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Stephen Decatur
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Decatur, Stephen. Toast given at a dinner in Virginia. Apr. 1816, Norfolk, VA, USA.

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