Sunday, May 20, 2012

A Dead Statesman - Rudyard Kipling

A Dead Statesman


I could not dig; I dared not rob:
Therefore I lied to please the mob.
Now all my lies are proved untrue
And I must face the men I slew.
What tale shall serve me here among
Mine angry and defrauded young?

 - Rudyard Kipling






2 comments:

Libertarian Book Club said...

They look like they should be wearing handcuffs.

The Whited Sepulchre said...

Saw the poem on Samizdata, and thought it needed some links.