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For Lincoln and Liberty too! We'll go for the son of Kentucky The hero of Hoosierdom through; The pride of the Suckers so lucky— For Lincoln and Liberty too! Our David's good sling is unerring, The Slaveocrats' giant he slew; Then shout for the Freedom-preferring— For Lincoln and Liberty too! They'll find what, by felling and mauling,
An earlier version, "Rosin the Bow" (not "Beau") refers to rosin with the bow of a violin, but both cover the same general subject (see below: Full lyrics). There are many variations of the song(s), and the tune has been re-used in other songs for political campaign jingles, slave songs, comedy songs, or other folk songs.
In 1860, Abraham Lincoln used “Lincoln and Liberty.” As recent as 2012, Mitt Romney used Kid Rock's “Born Free.” ... “The use of a song with that type of title, or a hook with lyrics ...
Abraham Lincoln's Lyceum Address was delivered to the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois on January 27, 1838, titled "The Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions". [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In his speech, a 28-year-old Lincoln warned that mobs or people who disrespected U.S. laws and courts could destroy the United States.
In 1860, Abraham Lincoln used “Lincoln and Liberty.” As recent as 2012, Mitt Romney used Kid Rock's “Born Free.” “The use of a song with that type of title, or a hook with lyrics referring to liberty or freedom, often tries to portray the candidate as supporting voters’ personal autonomy and security from government overreach,” he ...
President Lincoln loved it, and to-day it is the most popular song in the country, irrespective of section." [ 83 ] As late as 1934, the music journal The Etude asserted that "the sectional sentiment attached to Dixie has been long forgotten; and today it is heard everywhere—North, East, South, West."
A modern fixation on Henry’s “give me liberty” speech as a license for unbounded personal freedom is a historic lie and is symptomatic of a broader problem.
When Liberty's form stands in view; Thy banners make tyranny tremble, When borne by the red, white, and blue. 𝄆 When borne by the red, white, and blue. 𝄇 Thy banners make tyranny tremble, When borne by the red, white and blue. When war wing'd its wide desolation, And threaten'd the land to deform, The ark then of freedom's foundation,