. . . because I rant not, neither rave of what I feel, can you be so shallow as to dream that I feel nothing?
Beauty! Terrible Beauty! A deathless Goddess-- so she strikes our eyes!
We are quick to flare up, we races of men on the earth.
Be strong, saith my heart; I am a soldier; I have seen worse sights than this.
I'm a white male, age 18 to 49. Everyone listens to me, no matter how dumb my suggestions are.
For I am yearning to visit the limits of the all-nurturing Earth, and Oceans, from whom the gods are sprung.
All men have need of the gods.
To his lasting credit, President Reagan never wavered. He recognized the strategic importance of staying the course, both in terms of denying Moscow the military hegemony it sought in Western Europe and of restoring the will, cohesiveness, and security of the NATO alliance, so badly frayed during the turbulent 1970s.
The gloom of the world is but a shadow. Behind it, yet within our reach is joy. There is radiance and glory in the darkness could we but see - and to see we have only to look.
There, comrades, is the answer to all our problems. It is summed up in a single word-- Man
Democracy gives every man the right to be his own oppressor.