Our Country ... When Right, To Be

From The Equality Of Rights Springs Identity Of Our Highest Interests; You Cannot Subvert Your Neighbor's Rights Without Striking A Dangerous Blow At Your Own.

Our Country ... When Right, To Be Kept Right. When Wrong, To Be Put Right.

When The Life Of The Nation Was Attempted, When The Cause Of Liberty And Human Rights Called For Their Aid, They Rushed Forth To Rally Under The Banner They Loved, With Grand Singleness Of Purpose And Heroic Devotion--leaving All Behind Them, To Meet Toil And Danger, Hunger, Sickness, Wounds, And Death, For Nothing But The Sublime Satisfaction Of Doing Their Duty To Their Country And To Mankind.

The Senator From Wisconsin Cannot Frighten Me By Exclaiming, My Country, Right Or Wrong. In One Sense I Say So Too. My Country; And My Country Is The Great American Republic. My Country, Right Or Wrong; If Right, To Be Kept Right; And If Wrong, To Be Set Right.

Consider: If You Incorporate Those Tropical Countries With The Republic Of The United States, You Will Have To Incorporate Their People Too.