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To be governed |
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Is to be watched over, inspected, spied on, directed |
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Legislated, regimented, closed in, indoctrinated |
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To be governed |
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Is to be preached at, controlled, assessed |
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Evaluated, Censored, Commanded |
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All by creatures that have neither the right, nor wisdom, nor virtue |
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To be governed means that at every move, |
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At every operation or transaction |
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One is noted, registered, taxed, stamped, priced, licensed, informed, |
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Authorized, admonished, prevented, reformed, set right, corrected |
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Government means to be subjected to tribute, ransom, exploited, |
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Monopolized, extorted, pressured, robbed |
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All in the name of public utility and the general good |
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Then, at the first sign of resistance, or word of complaint |
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One is repressed, fined, despised, pursued, hassled, beaten up, |
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Garroted, imprisoned, shocked, judged, sentenced, deported, |
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Sacrificed, sold, betrayed, ... , ridiculed, mocked, and dishonored |
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And that is government, |
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That is its justice? |
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And its morality? |
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That is is government |
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That, its justice |
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And its morality |
