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“ A public expectation, it has to be said, not of poetry as such but of political positions variously approvable by mutually disapproving groups. ”

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It is always betterto avenge dear ones than to indulge in mourning.For every one of us, living in this worldmeans waiting for our end. Let whoever canwin glory before death. When a warrior is gone,that will be his best and only bulwark.

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History says, Don’t hopeOn this side of the grave,But then, once in a lifetimeThe longed-for tidal waveOf justice can rise up,And hope and history rhyme

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If you have the words, there's always a chance that you'll find the way.

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Between my finger and my thumb The squat pen rests, snug as a gun.

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