Tag: Francis Scott Key

This be our motto…

  “O! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved home and the war’s desolation! Blest with victory and peace, may the heav’n rescued land Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation. Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto: ‘In …

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Here I Stand, I Can Do No Other

Yes, I know that’s a quote from Martin Luther. No, this post is not about Martin Luther. But you should look up the Luther quote, it will do you good. On this day in 1814, Francis Scott Key penned the words to the poem that would eventually become our national anthem. I don’t really follow …

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