 | Jared Sparks - United States - 1846 - 484 pages
...hazard to sustain its splendor." Decaturresponded with a sentiment, which has since become memorable; " Our country ! In her intercourse with foreign nations, may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong." May it ever remain the rallying cry of patriotism throughout... | |
 | Jared Sparks - United States - 1846 - 504 pages
...hazard to sustain its splendor." Decaturresponded with a sentiment, which has since become memorable; "Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations, may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong." May it ever remain the rallying cry of patriotism throughout... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Military Affairs - Canals - 1862 - 544 pages
...British seaman and soldiir Such was the noble bearing of our own Decatur, when he exclaimed. " ( ' rr country ! in her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be right: )";' in war may she always triumph—right or wrong!" he had filled with wrecks, without the lose of... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1868 - 794 pages
...and Law. Motto of the Salem Register. Life of Story ì Vol. i. p. 127. STEPHEN DECATUR. 1779-1820. Our country ! In her intercourse with foreign nations, may she always be in the right ; but our country, right or wrong. DANIEL WEBSTER. 1782-1852. Sink or swim, live or die,... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1868 - 806 pages
...Liberty, and Law. Motto of the Salem Register. Life of Story, Vol. \. p. 127. STEPHEN DECATUR. 1779-1820. Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations, may she always be in the right ; but our country, right or wrong. DANIEL WEBSTER. 1782-1852. Sink or swim, live or die,... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1870 - 802 pages
...Liberty, and Law. Motto of the Salem Register. Life of Story, Vol. \. f. 127. STEPHEN DECATUR. 1779-1820. Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations, may she always be in the right ; but our country, right or wrong. Toast given at Norfolk. April, l8l6. 402 Webster. DANIEL... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder - American literature - 1919 - 884 pages
...justice with mercy, and with your eye always fixed upon the ultimate goal. It was an American who toasted "Our country. In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong." But Lincoln was bigger than that. And it is because... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1881 - 892 pages
...Liberty, and Law. Motto of tlie Salem Register. Life of Story. Vol. i. /. 127. STEPHEN DECATUR. 1779-1820. Our country ! In her intercourse with foreign nations, may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong. Toast given at Norfolk, April, 18:6. CHARLES MINER.... | |
 | Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, Anna Lydia Ward - Quotations - 1882 - 926 pages
...mind and manners may be found, Shall be constrain'd to love thee. /. COWPEB— The Task. Line 206. Our country ! In her intercourse with, foreign nations, may she always be in the right ; but our country, right or wrong. HI. STEPHEN DECATUK— Toast ¡jiven at A'orfollcThe... | |
 | Familiar quotations - 1883 - 942 pages
...monarch's bags and coffers hold The flattering, mighty, nay al-mighty gold. STEPHEN DECATUR. 1779-1820. Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations, may she always be in the right; but our country, right Or wrong. Toast given at Norfolk, April, 1816. JOSEPH STORY. 1779-1845.... | |
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Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be right; but our country, right or wrong. 
