Photo by Leonardo Cendamo/Getty Images Pity the nation whose people are sheepAnd whose shepherds mislead them Pity the nation whose leaders are liarsWhose sages are silencedAnd whose bigots haunt the airwaves Pity the nation that raises not its voiceExcept to praise conquerorsAnd acclaim the bully as heroAnd aims to rule the worldBy force and by … Continue reading “PITY THE NATION” Lawrence Ferlinghetti (After Khalil Gibran) 2007