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The Peril of the Republic of the United States of America - Percy T. Magan

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Go teach <strong>the</strong> hea<strong>the</strong>n how God said: Thou shalt<br />

not kill.<br />

“Ah, through <strong>the</strong> shaking tinsel <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> day How<br />

easy for Truth’s golden gaze to shine! Truth’s in<br />

your heart; <strong>the</strong>n let her lend a ray To your<br />

bedazzled eyes, ere you resign Your birthright, ere<br />

your separate path entwine With alien tangles.<br />

What concern have you To sit with sceptered<br />

powers, <strong>the</strong> sovereign close-throned few?<br />

O Benjamin <strong>of</strong> nations! has your coat<br />

Not enough colors[8] that ye must in weave<br />

New skeins <strong>of</strong> savag’ry, unknown, remote,<br />

New wards in motley guardianship receive?<br />

Was it for this you bade <strong>the</strong> Old World leave<br />

You to yourself, and set <strong>the</strong> vacant seas<br />

Between your youth and her age-worn<br />

iniquities?<br />

“O Benjamin <strong>of</strong> nations, best beloved!<br />

Still let your isolated beacon show<br />

Its steadfast splendors from <strong>the</strong>ir rock<br />

unmoved,<br />

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