| Stephen E. Bower - 1984 - عدد الصفحات: 200
...by quoting Stephen Decatur, American patriot and naval hero of the nineteenth century, who delcared "my country, may she ever be right, but right or wrong my country."25 Fifteen hundred young men enrolled in Fort Harrison's first Citizen's Military Training... | |
| George Smith Patton, Martin Blumenson - 1996 - عدد الصفحات: 940
...— apparently whether it was right or wrong; I suppose on the same basis as Dacatur's famous remark: "My country, may she ever be right, but, right or wrong, my country." We could paraphrase that to "My public, may it ever be right but, right or wrong, my public." Apparently... | |
| Max L. Stackhouse, Tim Dearborn, Scott Paeth - 2000 - عدد الصفحات: 240
...Court? Almost two hundred years ago an American naval hero proposed a toast to his young nation: "To my country — may she ever be right, but right or wrong, my country!" It is not a toast that wise Christians in any country will ever propose. All do sin and "come short... | |
| Rod Andrew, Jr. - 2004 - عدد الصفحات: 192
...some viewed the war as one "of doubtful propriety," he said, "our duty is plain." Aldrich insisted, " 'My country, may she ever be right, but right or wrong, my country' is the patriot's sentiment." 14 The same sentiment motivated the commander of the United Confederate... | |
| CSS Publishing Co - 2001 - عدد الصفحات: 44
...whether or not we agree with them. Stephen Decatur, a hero of the war with Tripoli, put it this way: 'My country, may she ever be right. But right or wrong, my country.' (Sundt 1991:24) On the other hand. Civics makes a concerted effort to teach critical thinking, including... | |
| Muller-Fahrenholz - 2007 - عدد الصفحات: 204
...stems from weakness and insecurity, as might be illustrated by Stephen Decatur's famous 1815 toast: "To my country! May she ever be right, but right or wrong, my country!" Would that Decatur had said: "When right, may she remain so; when wrong, may she be set right." Uncritical... | |
| 1905 - عدد الصفحات: 754
...member of a " six hundred " club. If she will get into the loyal spirit of Ex-President Cleveland whose toast, " My Country, may she ever be right! But, right or wrong, my Country! ", breathes the unswerving fidelity of healthy, hopeful citizenship, she will do much to enable the... | |
| 1908 - عدد الصفحات: 386
...giving them strength to honor and protect it. Let them remember the words of Daniel Webster. who said, "My country, may she ever be right ; but right or wrong, my country." <D. The Girls' Friendly Society of St. Mary's church held their monthly social on Friday evening. The... | |
| Canada. Parliament. House of Commons - 1924 - عدد الصفحات: 1050
...and take notice, and subscribe to the sentiments as expressed in the old Loyalist toast, "Here's to my country, may she ever be right, but right or wrong, my country". Still we are a credulous people and we are buying too freely from those people. We have a balance of... | |
| Will Carson Ryan, James McKeen Cattell, Raymond Walters - 1927 - عدد الصفحات: 842
...18. Nations can no longer act independently of each other; they must get together True. 19. America, my country; may she ever be right, but right or wrong, my country. False. 20. The English parliament is the finest legislative body in the world. Indeterminate. 21. The... | |
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