Quote#Kindness
O beautiful for heroes prov'd
Quote byKatharine Lee Bates · 1859–1929
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: America the Beautiful (1893, 1895; 1904).
English (original)
O beautiful for heroes prov'd In liberating strife, Who more than self their country loved, And mercy more than life. America! America! May God thy gold refine Till all success be nobleness, And ev'ry gain divine.
— Katharine Lee Bates
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