God said, 'I am tired of kings,'- But that was a long while ago! And meantime man said, 'No,- I like their looks in their robes and rings.' So he crowned a few more, And they went on playing the game as before, Fighting and spoiling things. Man said, 'I am tired of kings! Sons of the robber-chiefs of yore, They make me pay for their lust and their war; I am the puppet, they pull the strings; The blood of my heart is the wine they drink. I will govern myself for awhile I think, And see what that brings!' Then God, who made the first remark, Smiled in the dark.

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They tell me thou art rich, my country: gold In glittering flood has poured into thy chest; Thy flocks and herds increase, thy barns are pressed With harvest, …

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He therefore is the truest friend to the liberty of his country who tries most to promote its virtue, and who, so far as his power and influence extend, will n…

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