To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

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McCrae, John. "In Flanders Fields." Punch, 8 Dec. 1915.

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A quote by John McCrae about world war i: “To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it…”

A quote by John McCrae about world war i: “To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it…”

A quote by John McCrae about world war i: “To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it…”