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...today. Not territory; not armies and munitions, or even laws and institutions — but "men, high-minded men, men who their duties know, but know their rights, and knowing dare maintain, who crush the tyrant while they rend the chain .these constitute a state." The lineal descendants of...

...ride ; Not starred and ttpaugled courts, Where low-browed baseness wafu perfumes to pride ; No! m? n I high minded men, Men who their duties know, But know...rights ; and knowing, dare maintain ; Prevent the long-aimed blow, And crush the tyrants, while they rend the chain; These constitute a stnte, And sovereign...

...starred and xpangled courts. Where low-browed baseness wafts perfumes to pride ; No! ram 1 high^miuded men, Men who their duties know. But know their rights ; and knowing, dare maintain ; Prevent the long-aimed blow, And crush the tyrants, while they rend the chain; These constitute a state, And sovereign...

...or their own domestic security, are united to a man — a constituency firm, discreet, enlightened ; who -Their duties know, But know their rights, and knowing dare maintain ; Prtvait the long-aimed blow, And cruih the tyrant when they rend the rhnm ;" acting by the authority...

...stirred and spangled courts Where low-browed baseness wafts perfume to pride, No mfi\. high-minilcd men, Men who their duties know. But know their rights, and knowing dare maintain." "And sovereign law, that. State's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate, Sita empress, crowning...

...nothing that is not clearly right, and submit to nothing that is wrong.' Tell her our citizens are MEN, ' who their duties know, but know their rights, and knowing dare maintain.' Tell her we desire peace with all nations, and will cultivate and strive to preserve it by all just...

...forest, brake, or den. As beasts eicel cold rocks and brambles rude ; Men, who their duties know, Bat X ZoQ l9, ; And sovereign law, that state's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate Sits empress, crowning...

...above dull brutes endu'd, In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude : Men, who their duties know, But know their rights...knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the long-aim'd blow, And wash the tyrant, while they rend the chain. These constitute a state : And sovereign law, that state's...

...far above dull brutes endued In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude ; Men, who their duties know, But know their rights, and, knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the long-aimed blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain : These constitute a State, And sovereign...