What is the total quote of "...my country right or wrong..."?

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What is the total quote of "...my country right or wrong..."?

2006-07-06 04:17:29 · 3 answers · asked by johndoe 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Preschool

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Stephen Decatur made a toast and used the now-famous but slightly mis-quoted lines. During the war at Tripoli.

2006-07-06 04:22:34 · answer #1 · answered by J.D. 6 · 8⤊ 0⤋

This is a post-9/11 world, don't you know? The words now are, "My country, always right, never wrong." The country, of course, being these United States of America.

2006-07-06 05:48:03 · answer #2 · answered by MishMash [I am not one of your fans] 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It was a toast: "Our country; in her intercourse with other nations, may she always be right, but our country, right or wrong."

2006-07-06 04:21:52 · answer #3 · answered by LoneStar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋