Speech on Patriotism (Document 3), item 38

• November 20, 2017 16:01:22 Thomas A. Lingner

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  humiliated if we were

  not willing to give our toil

  while others give their lives

  to their country.

    A short time ago, some one

  attempted to make a hit by

  putting on the market a song

  entitled, "I Didn't Raise My Boy

  to be a Soldier," the refrain of

  which runs as follows:

  "I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier

  I brought him up to be my pride and joy,

  Who dares to place a musket on his shoulder,

  To shoot some other mother's darling boy?

  Let nations arbitrate their future troubles,

  It's time to lay the sword and gun away,

  There'd be no war today,

  If mothers all would say,

  I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier."

  But this song doesn't go - It will

  never become popular. Man

  certainly was not born to become

  cannon fodder but at

  the same time the sound

• November 20, 2017 16:00:39 Thomas A. Lingner

  37

  humiliated if we were

  not willing to give our toil

  while others give their lives

  to their country.

    A short time ago, some one

  attempted to make a hit by

  putting on the market a song

  entitled, "I Didn't Raise My Boy

  to be a Soldier," the refrain of

  which runs as follows."

  I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier

  I brought him up to be my pride and joy,

  Who dares to place a musket on his shoulder,

  To shoot some other mother's darling boy?

  Let nations arbitrate their future troubles,

  It's time to lay the sword and gun away,

  There'd be no war today,

  If mothers all would say,

  I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier."

  But this song doesn't go - It will

  never become popular. Man

  certainly was not born to become

  cannon fodder but at

  the same time the sound

  
  

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• July 5, 2017 22:25:35 Annick Rodriguez

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  selves humiliated if we were

  not willing to give our toil

  while others give their lives

  to their country.

            A short time ago, some one

  attempted to make a hit by

  putting on the market a song

  entitled "I Didn't Raise My Boy

  to be a Soldier", the refrain of

  which runs as follows."

  I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier

  I brought him up to be my pride and joy

  Who dares to place a musket on his shoulder

  To shoot some other mother's darling boy?

  Let nations arbitrate their future troubles

  It's time to lay the sword and gun away

  There's be no war today

  If mothers all would say

  I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier

  But this song doesnt go - It will

  never become popular . Man

  certainly was not born to be-

  come cannon fodder but at

  the same time the sound

  
  

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• July 5, 2017 22:25:06 Annick Rodriguez

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  selves humiliated if we were

  not willing to give our toil

  while others give their lives

  to their country.

            A short time ago, some one

  attempted to make a hit by

  putting on the market a song

  entitled "I Didn't Raise MY Boy

  to be a Soldier", the refrain of

  which runs as follows."

  I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier

  I brought him up to be my pride and joy

  Who dares to place a musket on his shoulder

  To shoot some other mother's darling boy?

  Let nations arbitrate their future troubles

  It's time to lay the sword and gun away

  There's be no war today

  If mothers all would say

  I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier

  But this song doesnt go - It will

  never become popular . Man

  certainly was not born to be-

  come cannon fodder but at

  the same time the sound

  
  

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• July 5, 2017 22:20:37 Annick Rodriguez

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  selves humiliated if we were

  not willing to give our toil

  while others give their lives

  to their country.

            A short time ago, some one

  attempted to make a hit by

  putting on the market a song

  entitled "I Didn't Raise MY Boy

  to be a Soldier", the refrain of

  which runs as follows."

  I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier

  I brought him up to be my pride and joy

  Who dares to place a musket on his shoulder

  To shoot some other mother's darling boy?

  Let nations arbitrate their future troubles

  It's time to lay the sword and gun away

  There's be no war today

  If mothers all would say

  I didn't raise my boy to be

  
  

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• July 5, 2017 22:19:27 Annick Rodriguez

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  selves humiliated if we were

  not willing to give our toil

  while others give their lives

  to their country.

            A short time ago, some one

  attempted to make a hit by

  putting on the market a song

  entitled "I Didn't Raise MY Boy

  to be a Soldier", the refrain of

  which runs as follows."

  I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier

  I brought him up to be my pride and joy

  Who dares to place a musket on his shoulder

  To shoot some other mother's darling boy?

  Let nations arbitrate their future troubles

  It's time to lay the sword and gun away

  There's be no war today

  If mothers all 

  
  

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• July 5, 2017 21:55:39 Annick Rodriguez

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  selves humiliated if we were

  not willing to give our toil

  while others give their lives

  to their country.

            A short time ago, some one

  attempted to make a hit by

  putting on the market a song

  entitled "I Didn't Raise MY Boy

  to be a Soldier", the refrain of

  which runs as follows."

  I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier

  I brought him up to be my pride and joy

  Who dares to place a musket on his shoulder

  To shoot some other mother's darling boy?

  
  

  
  

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