Above the din of commerce, above the clamor and rattle
Of labor disputing with riches, of Anarchists' threats and groans,
...
Read full text
The Universal Republic, where worth, not birth, is royal; Where the lowliest born may climb on a self-made ladder to fame; Where the highest and proudest born, if he be not true and loyal, Shall find no masking title to cover and gild his shame. thpught provoking poem. tony
Super writing with a closing stanza to die for. Simply outstanding.