Celebrating his victory over the Barbary Pirates, this naval hero toasted "Our country, right or wrong!"
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Historical Quotes Worth Remembering - Veterans Forum  Administrator; Hero Member; * .... This toast is often misquoted as "My country, right or wrong!, especially in VFW Posts. ... may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong. Stephen Decatur (17791820), U.S. naval commander. ... to celebrate Decatur's victory over Algerian Barbary pirates.
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Pirates forced U.S. into first war on terror - Washington Times  Sep 16, 2001 ... From the 1500s, the Barbary States Tripoli (modern-day Libya), Tunis, Morocco, and ... Naval heroes would emerge, as would victory but at a price. ... That dilemma was reflected by Decatur in a toast at a celebration in 1816: "Our ... nations, may she always be in the right, but our country, right or wrong."
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Morris  A Toast to The Philadelphia Society | The Philadelphia ...  That session, of course, followed the celebrated conference held in New York, in the ... They were the heroes of his boyhood, because they spoke of ideas, and he ... of Stephen Decatur, a great figure from the early days of America's naval history. ... it that Decatur's toast consisted of the words, "Our Country: Right or wrong!".
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Stephen Decatur, Jr. Quotes - PoemHunter.com  Stephen Decatur (1779-1820), U.S. naval commander. Toast given at Norfolk, April 1816. ... at a banquet in Norfolk, Virginia to celebrate Decatur's victory over Algerian "Barbary pirates. ... 17, 1872: "Our country right or wrong. ... Sad Poems  Birthday Poems  Wedding Poems  Nature Poems  Sorry Poems  Hero Poems.
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marxism | The Political Housewyf  ... at the U.S. Naval Academy was from naval hero Stephen Decatur, a toast at a banquet celebrating his victory over the Barbary Pirates: ... In her intercourse with foreign nations, may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong.
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Soho the Dog: Full measures of devotion  Sep 12, 2007 ... Stephen Decatur's infamous 1816 toast"Our country, right or ... comes across as less jingoistic if you consider that Decatur's idea of his ... Flipping through Work's collection, there's "After 'While": .... View my complete profile...
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Gary's Reflections: March 2014  Mar 1, 2014 ... Here's a US Navy Presentation made in 1965 to teach our sailors - "How to .... Meanwhile back in Goliad, Fannin and his remaining force of about 350 were ..... In 1807, Commodore James Barron, who fought alongside Decatur in the ... nations may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong!
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Colin Kaepernick Is Righter Than You Know: The ... - The Intercept  Aug 28, 2016 ... Colin Kaepernick Is Righter Than You Know: The National Anthem Is a Celebration of ... O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
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Samuel Adams - Wikiquote  He therefore is the truest friend to the liberty of his country who tries most to promote its virtue, ... Comment upon hearing the gunfire at the Battle of Lexington (19 April 1775), ... this has often been paraphrased as "What a glorious morning for America! ..... To John Adams he [Samuel] said on one occassion, "he never looked...
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The real, shameful story behind 'Don't give up the ship!' - The Boston ...  May 19, 2013 ... ... lay dying in his cabin, he is alleged to have said: Don't give up the ship! ... The real, shameful story behind 'Don't give up the ship!' ... Its captain, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, won a decisive victory on Sept. ... In late May 1813, Captain Philip Broke sailed the HMS Shannon, flagship of the blockading...
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jeopardy/2625_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  ENGLISHMEN | As governor of New South Wales in 1806, he tried to suppress the "bountiful" rum trafficking | Captain William Bligh. right: Phillip. Wrong:.
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Our National Anthem - Star Spangled Banner - Story and Words  Written by the late Isaac Asimov, in March 1991. ... I have a weakness - I am crazy, absolutely nuts, about our national anthem. ... We were in the right. ... In fact, just as the United States declared war, Napoleon marched off to invade Russia.
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jeopardy/119_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  POETRY | In stanza three of "The Star Spangled Banner", he mocks "The hireling and slave" who doubt America's victory | Francis Scott Key. right: Mike. Wrong:.
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Horatio Nelson - Wikiquote  Our Country will, I believe, sooner forgive an Officer for attacking his Enemy than for letting it alone. ... 1.1 1790s; 1.2 1800s; 1.3 The Battle of Trafalgar (1805) ..... Thank God, I have done my duty. Statement among his final dying words.
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American Songbook  Both Confederate and Union soldiers used the song with some variations. Patrick Gilmore's original version was intended to speak to the wish of his sister to have her husband, Capt. John O'Rourke return safely. ... Hurrah! We'll give him a hearty welcome then. Hurrah! Hurrah! The men will cheer and the boys will shout
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"Stephen who actually said, ""Our country, right or wrong ...  CLUE: "Stephen who actually said, ""Our country, right or wrong""" ... City where the Chicago Bears originated  Illinois city  "Naval hero, 1815." Naval hero killed in a duel  Naval hero with five U.S. counties named for him  "Seat of Macon...
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Celebrating July 5th! The legend of EL LIBERTADOR! SIMN ...  He is America's greatest hero, liberator, and first president, and to this day remains a ... Simn Bolvar was born into Venezuela's aristocracy on July 24, 1783, and his actual ... In Venezuela, you are considered a man faster than here in the states. ... Panamanians, Ecuadorians, and Bolivians also celebrate their liberation.
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"YOU MAY FIRE WHEN YOU ARE READY, GRIDLEY." : January ...  Aug 19, 1998 ... At 5:40 A.M. Dewey finally hailed Gridley with the now-famous words, You ... The ensuing Battle of Manila Bay ended with the destruction of the ... Fleet, and he didn't want the captain of his flagship debilitated by illness. ... Thank you, Commodore, he said, but [the Olympia] is my ship and I will fight her.
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Oliver Hazard Perry - Wikipedia  Oliver Hazard Perry (August 23, 1785  August 23, 1819) was an American naval commander, ... He is remembered for the words on his battle flag, "Don't Give Up the Ship" .... On September 10, 1813, Perry's command fought a successful fleet action ... Perry's flagship, the USS Lawrence, was so severely disabled in the...
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Wilkes, Liberty, and Number 45 : The Colonial Williamsburg Official ...  Member of Parliament, political agitator, friend of freedom, demagogue, wit, ... Boston's Sons of Liberty, which counted among its number John Hancock and Samuel ... identified Wilkes with their cause; our forefathers named towns and babies for .... Energized by Wilkes's victory, the others scooped up by the general warrant...
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This question originally aired on October 29, 2002... | Jeopardy ...  Oct 29, 2002 ... ... 2002 Category: THE COMMODORES Question: He's the naval hero & commodore famous for his declaration Our country, right or wrong!