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What is a theme of “Old Ironsides”?
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One must forget the past to appreciate the present.
One must forget the past to appreciate the present.

One cannot put a price on symbols of national pride and freedom.
One cannot put a price on symbols of national pride and freedom.

Failures are the preparations for victories.
Failures are the preparations for victories.

War is a violent event that contradicts reason and devalues human life.
War is a violent event that contradicts reason and devalues human life.

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One cannot put a price on symbols of national pride and freedom.

Holmes's poem protests tearing down the USS Constitution, praising its past glories and arguing it should be honored, not sold for scrap — emphasizing respect for national symbols.