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Sweet and glorious it is to die for our country. Horace

Source: HORACE, Odes, book 3, ode 2, line 13.The Works of Horace, trans. J. C. Elgood, p. 58 .There have been various translations of this sentence, including that in the Modern Library edition, The Complete Works of Horace, p. 217 , For country tis a sweet and seemly thing to die. Ernest Hemingway, Notes on the Next War, Esquire, September 1935, p. 156, said, They wrote in the old days that it is sweet and fitting to die for ones country. But in modern war there is nothing sweet nor fitting in your dying. · This quote is filed under Uncategorised · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation · Tell us if you know any facts or errors in this quote · Make a shirt with this quote on our USA or UK shop · Help your friends discover QB

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