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“Then, in that hour of deliverance, my heart spoke. Does not such a country, and such defenders of their country, deserve a song?”

Quote by Francis Scott Key

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Francis Scott Key

American lawyer and poet, famous for writing 'The Star-Spangled Banner'. more

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