08-01-2024, 10:01 AM
“They hang the man & flog the woman,
That steal the goose from off the common
But lets the greater villain loose
That steals the common from the goose.
The law demands that we atone
When we take things we do not own,
But leaves the lords and ladies fine
Who take things that are yours and mine.”
circa 1764
English nursery rhyme
"I never have been in despair about the world. Enraged. I've been enraged by the world, but never despair. I cannot afford despair. You can't tell the children that there is no hope."
James Baldwin
That steal the goose from off the common
But lets the greater villain loose
That steals the common from the goose.
The law demands that we atone
When we take things we do not own,
But leaves the lords and ladies fine
Who take things that are yours and mine.”
circa 1764
English nursery rhyme
"I never have been in despair about the world. Enraged. I've been enraged by the world, but never despair. I cannot afford despair. You can't tell the children that there is no hope."
James Baldwin
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)