Social Commentaries
Magnanimity
From Shapes of Clay (1903)
Social Commentaries
"To the will of the people we loyally bow!"
That's the minority shibboleth now.
O noble antagonists, answer me flat--
What would you do if you didn't do that?
Cite this poem
MLA
Bierce, Ambrose. “Magnanimity.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bierce/203/.
Chicago
Bierce, Ambrose. “Magnanimity.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bierce/203/.
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