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Change That Tune.(national anthem lyric criticisms)(Brief Article)

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Several Canadian women's groups want to change their national anthem. No more "true patriot love in all thy sons command," they protest. How about "all of us" or "all our hearts" instead? PERI surveys some recent calls for anthemic change around the world.

Britain: Women refused to sing "that men should brothers be." Do they expect the National Health Service to pay for the sex-change ops, then?

Russia: No words at all? Russians want the old Soviet lyrics ...

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