I once browsed through the lyrical content of national anthems for common themes. The typical republic's theme consists of: "kill the tyrant, the people will ri

I once browsed through the lyrical content of national anthems for common themes. The typical republic's theme consists of: "kill the tyrant, the people will rise, we will not be defeated." There are little variations among them that reference particular struggles in their history, but in most ways they're more similar than different.