Its sails to flout destruction’s gates.[l]
You say, “the Fathers so ordained,
And their decree must be sustained.”
Not so! The Fathers, wise and just,
Scorned to betray their country’s trust;
They framed a government the best
That this low world has ever blessed;
Based on this great and noble plan,
Th’ inherent dignity of man,
His virtue, wisdom and his worth;