Whose fault? (Whose honor?) The
Hun who ordered London bombed or the
Marlow who covered it, and
Spurred America to save the world,
(again) ?

We choose:
The politician with the best plan or
The one who explains a bad plan better?

Selfish and dishonest?
Or Smith: honestly honest, earnest, anxious!
(Young zealot without a clue.) Who?

Both leave us enslaved.

Ross Lakes

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