God give us men! A time like this demands
Strong minds, great hearts, true faith, and ready hands
Men whom the lust of office does not kill;
Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy;
Men who possess opinions and and a will;
Men who have honor,-men who will not lie;
Men who can stand before a demagogue,
And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking!
Tall men, sun-crowned , who live above the fog
In public duty, and in private thinking;
For while the rabble, with their thumb-worn creeds,
Their large professions and their little deeds,-
Mingle in selfish strife, lo! Freedom weeps,
Wrong rules the land, and waiting justice sleeps.
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