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my country, right or wrong

my country, right or wrong phrase: an expression of patriotism.

Phrase

my country, right or wrong

  1. an expression of patriotism.

Origin of my country, right or wrong

Originally Stephen Decatur, in an after-dinner toast of 1816–1820: : “Our Country! In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right; but right or wrong, our country!” Often attributed to Carl Schurz, who in a speech in 1872 amended it as : “My country, right or wrong; if right, to be kept right; and if wrong, to be set right.”

Questions about my country, right or wrong

What does my country, right or wrong mean?
My country, right or wrong means an expression of patriotism.
What part of speech is my country, right or wrong?
My country, right or wrong is a phrase.

Words near my country, right or wrong in the dictionary

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  5. my conscience
  6. my country, right or wrong
  7. my culture is not your costume
  8. my day
  9. my dear fellow
  10. my dog ate my homework
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