[nicmarlo]

190511. Alice Pajkos DeMotte, IN 46310 2-12-02

"History is not for us to change, it is the future we must change."

I like that one.

190,745 . . . less than 10,000 to go d14 till we get to 200,000 . . . .easy to do by your Valentine's Day earmark!

[ForGod'sSake]

I don't recall seeing this posted on any of the threads; not exactly PC, but bears some resemblance to our current state of affairs.

The Wrath of the Awakened Saxon

                                                          by Rudyard Kipling
 

                                           It was not part of their blood,
                            It came to them very late,
                            With long arrears to make good,
                            When the Patriot began to hate.

                            They were not easily moved,
                            They were icy - willing to wait
                            Till every count should be proved,
                            Ere the Patriot began to hate.

                            Their voices were even and low.
                            Their eyes were level and straight.
                            There was neither sign nor show
                            When the Patriot began to hate.

                            It was not preached to the crowd.
                            It was not taught by the State.
                            No man spoke it aloud
                            When the Patriot began to hate.

                            It was not suddenly bred.
                            It will not swiftly abate.
                            Through the chilled years ahead,
                            When Time shall count from the date
                            That the Patriot began to hate.

FGS