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For the Cause of Peace

How can serenity prevail?

By Skyler SaundersPublished 8 years ago 1 min read

Statism is the

Rusty iron glove

Wrapped in dark tinted

Glass. The outside hides

The corroded hand.

When the glass shatters

To expose the rust

And wear of the fist,

Only then can the

Citizens see just

How evil and grim

Such a doctrine is.

Self-sacrifice is

Usually packed

Together with pride.

It is, without doubt,

Coupled with honor.

But selflessness and

Unselfishness are

The hallmarks of what

A statist nation

Craves. If the people

Speak of laying down

Their lives for the good

of others, the state

Already wins here.

Let us now break the

Glass. Let each of us

Take that iron fist

And smash and crush it

For the cause of peace.

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