God Save the 13 States
I was struck by the revelation today that before each court session, the baliff of the Supreme Court yells, "God Save the United States!"
I'm a sucker for this form of archaic pagaentry, but man, "God Save the United States" sounds REALLY arachaic and rather British, to boot. Anyway, it turns out that it's *not* that strange a saying, historically speaking, as this 18th century song attests.
I'm a sucker for this form of archaic pagaentry, but man, "God Save the United States" sounds REALLY arachaic and rather British, to boot. Anyway, it turns out that it's *not* that strange a saying, historically speaking, as this 18th century song attests.
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