# Quote — Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle

> The San Lorenzan National Anthem. Its melody was "Home on the Range." The words had been written in 1922 by Lionel Boyd Johnson, by Bokonon. The words were these:Oh, ours is a land
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> Where the living is grand,
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> And the men are fearless as sharks;
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> The women are pure,
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> And we always are sure
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> That our children will all toe their marks.
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> San, San Lo-ren-zo!
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> What a rich, lucky island are we!
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> Our enemies quail,
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> For they know they will fail
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> Against people so reverent and free."

- Author: [Kurt Vonnegut](https://www.leafyquotes.com/kurt-vonnegut.md)
- Book: [Cat's Cradle](https://www.leafyquotes.com/kurt-vonnegut/cats-cradle.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Cat's_Cradle#Quotes) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/kurt-vonnegut/cats-cradle/the-san-lorenzan

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