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 If it’s wrong to wish victory day after day For the troops of our country now marching away; If it’s wrong to believe they are moved by the right And not by the love and the lure of the fight; If to cheer them to battle and bid them be strong Is false to right thinking, then let us be wrong.

If it’s wrong to believe in America’s dreams Of a freedom on earth that’s as real as it seems; If it’s error to cherish the hope, through and through, That the stars in Old Glory’s immaculate blue Shall shine through the ages, true beacons to men, We pray that no right phrase shall flow from our pen.