Episode 3 of 4
Early patriotic song and motto precedent
- When
- July 7, 1768
- Where
- Thirteen Colonies
One of the earliest patriotic songs in the Thirteen Colonies; its seventh verse parallels united we stand, divided we fall.
"The Liberty Song" is notable as one of the earliest patriotic songs in the Thirteen Colonies. Dickinson's seventh verse offers the earliest known publication of a phrase paralleling the motto "united we stand, divided we fall," a patriotic slogan that has prominently appeared several times throughout U.S. history.
Sources
- The Liberty Song Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-11
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