Those who rule and feel they must oppress in order to do so must work according to reason; and, if carried away by such passion or driven by a challenger, they go beyond the limits of reasonable actions, and start down a slippery slope and by doing so reveal the start of their own downfall.
But those who are subjugated and exploited make equal use of their reason and non-reason as they are but two different kinds of arms in the continual struggle – sometimes openly, sometimes underground – against the oppressor.
And how many times in the course of millennia has this happened and still people never learn. And how many more times must it happen in the future until mankind realises that people are people – not numbers, robots or “toys” – and to remember well
“uneasy sleeps the head
which wears the crown”
Unless they change, those who rule by fear and force have everything to lose; those ruled in such a manner have everything to gain – including that one piece of gold that is the right of everyone – FREEDOM. For those seeking this gold remember
“a brave man dies once;
a coward a thousand times”
Until next time (and free),
Peripatetic Scribe
Nice work P.S: I like the change in the quotes - from, I think Shakespeare to (am I correct) Africa?
ReplyDeleteHi, Anonymous, yes I believe the first was Shakespeare and, congratulations, the second does come from Africa and I feel it is extremely apt in the circumstances. P.S.
ReplyDeleteSo true! Everyone should be reminded of this constantly! Here's another nice one:"We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear." Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Lucana thanks for your super comment. I had forgotten the quote from Martin Luther King Jnr. Thank you for reminding me - it's one of the best, I think!
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