Political Greatness
Nor happiness, nor majesty, nor fame, Nor peace, nor strength, nor skill in arms or arts, Shepherd those herds whom tyranny makes tame; Verse echoes not one beating of their hearts. History is but the shadow of their shame. . . . What are numbers knit By force or custom? Man who man would be Must rule the empire of himself; in it Must be supreme, establishing his throne On vanquished will, quelling the anarchy Of hopes and fears, being himself alone. —Percy Bysshe Shelley, ''Poems/’
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Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6865, 23 May 1932, Page 2
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85Political Greatness Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6865, 23 May 1932, Page 2
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