JUST for a “scrap of paper,”
Just for a Nation’s word
Just for a clean tradition,
Just for a treaty slurred
Just for a pledge defaulted
Just for a dastard blow, Just for an ally’s summons
Just for a friend struck low
Just for the weal of progress,
Just for a trust held dear,
Just for the rights of mankind,
Just for a duty clear;
Just for a Prussian insult
Just for a splendid causc
Just for the hope of progress
Just for the might of laws
Just for the kingdom’s peril
Just for a deed of shame
Just for defense of honor,
Just for British name!
(Herbert Kaufman)
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