from WorldAffairs:
I have bad news for you. You’re an imperialist. I realize that for a man like you, educated in the highest circles of modern academia, what I’ve said is a grave insult. While I’m at it, let me offend you completely. Your foreign policy is an attempt
“To veil the threat of terror /
And check the show of pride.”
You’ve vowed to
“Send forth the best ye breed—
Go bind your sons to exile /
To serve your captives’ need.”
The result of all this will be to—
I’ll bet you a second term—
“Watch Sloth and heathen Folly /
Bring all your hope to naught.”
I have bad news for you. You’re an imperialist. I realize that for a man like you, educated in the highest circles of modern academia, what I’ve said is a grave insult. While I’m at it, let me offend you completely. Your foreign policy is an attempt
“To veil the threat of terror /
And check the show of pride.”
You’ve vowed to
“Send forth the best ye breed—
Go bind your sons to exile /
To serve your captives’ need.”
The result of all this will be to—
I’ll bet you a second term—
“Watch Sloth and heathen Folly /
Bring all your hope to naught.”
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