History & Politics
Might and Right
From The Poems of Henry van Dyke (1925)
History & Politics
If Might made Right, life were a wild-beasts' cage;
If Right made Might, this were the golden age;
But now, until we win the long campaign,
Right must gain Might to conquer and to reign.
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Codex Note
From "The Red Flower and Golden Stars". Dated July 1, 1915 in the source.
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Dyke, Henry van. “Might and Right.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/vandyke/142/.
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Dyke, Henry van. “Might and Right.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/vandyke/142/.
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