Lest we forget (phrase)
The phrase "Lest we forget" is commonly used in war remembrance services and commemorative occasions in English speaking countries; and in particular ANZAC Day. Before the term was used in reference to soldiers and war, it was first used in a 1897 Christian poem written by Rudyard Kipling called "Recessional". The phrase occurs 8 times; and is repeated at the end of the first 4 stanzas in order to add particular emphasis regarding the dangers of failing to remember.
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Lest we forget (phrase)
The phrase "Lest we forget" is commonly used in war remembrance services and commemorative occasions in English speaking countries; and in particular ANZAC Day. Before the term was used in reference to soldiers and war, it was first used in a 1897 Christian poem written by Rudyard Kipling called "Recessional". The phrase occurs 8 times; and is repeated at the end of the first 4 stanzas in order to add particular emphasis regarding the dangers of failing to remember.
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The phrase "Lest we forget" is ...... angers of failing to remember.
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Lest we forget (phrase)
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