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 MIGHT IS RIGHT

Might was right when Christ was hanged Beside the Jordan's foam; Might was right when Gracchus bled, Upon the stones of Rome; And might was right when Danton fell, When Emmet passed away— Tis the logic of the ancient world, And the gospel of today."

Might was right when Spartacus Went down in seas of blood, And when the Commune perished In the self-same crimson flood; And might was right at Cripple Creek, At Homestead, Grabow—yea! Tis the logic of the ancient world, And the gospel of today."

Might was right when Parsons died, When Ferrer followed him, When Cole's young life was beaten out In Spokane's dungeons grim; And might was right when Pettibone Went stagg'ring down death's way— Tis the logic of the ancient world, And the gospel of today."

Might is right when Morgan builds A hell 'round every hearth; Might is right when Kirby starves His peons off the earth; And might was right when Deitz became Wolfe Weyerhauser's prey — Tis the logic of the ancient world, And the gospel of today."

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