Lest They Forget
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Not for factious feud or quarrel,
Olive crown or laurel wreath,
Fly the banners highest masted
‘Gainst the tyranny or wrong;—
Keep the bullet in the barrel
And the sword-blade in the sheath,
Lest some coward—churl or dastard—
Should forget that we are strong.