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It is natural for man to indulge in the illusions of hope.
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We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth,
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and listen to the song of that siren
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till she transforms us into beasts.
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Is this the part of wise men,
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engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty?
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Are we disposed to be the number of those
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who, having eyes, see not,
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and having ears, hear not,
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the things which so nearly concern their temporal salvation?
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For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost,
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I am willing to know the whole truth;
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to know the worst, and to provide for it.
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--Patrick Henry
In a dark time, the eye begins to see.
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-- Theodore Roethke
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