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I gave my life for freedom-This I know: For those who bade me fight had told me so.

William Norman Ewer

1914

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Abuses of patriotism Dying for one's country World War I War

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1914

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William Norman Ewer

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Ewer, William Norman. "Five Souls." British Nation, 3 Oct. 1914, I. 5.

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I gave my life for freedom-This I know: For those who bade me fight had told me so. — William Norman Ewer

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