WHERE QUOTATION MARKS GO:
OUTSIDE of commas and periods:
…refers to our enemies as “hirelings” and “slaves,” and declares…
…repeated emphasis on the “land of the free and the home of the brave.”
INSIDE of colons and semicolons:
…refers to our enemies as “hirelings” and “slaves”; the anthem declares…
AROUND the titles of short works (like anthems or poems or short stories or essays):
“The Star-Spangled Banner”
“Advance Australia Fair”
Note that you DO NOT ITALICIZE TITLES OF SHORT WORKS. Use italics for the titles of book-length works or paintings:
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Guernica