History & Politics
To the States
From Leaves of Grass
History & Politics
To the States or any one of them, or any city of the States, Resist
much, obey little,
Once unquestioning obedience, once fully enslaved,
Once fully enslaved, no nation, state, city of this earth, ever
afterward resumes its liberty.
Cite this poem
MLA
Whitman, Walt. “To the States.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/whitman/11/.
Chicago
Whitman, Walt. “To the States.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/whitman/11/.
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