<h2><SPAN name="Lines_to_Liars" id="Lines_to_Liars">Lines to Liars</SPAN></h2>
<p class="p2 poem">Let lawyers harp about the law,<br/>
<span style="margin-left: 1em;">And all its majesty and might;</span><br/>
They find in every case a flaw<br/>
<span style="margin-left: 4em;">And think they're right.</span><br/></p>
<p class="poem p1">Let politicians praise <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the</span> truth<br/>
<span style="margin-left: 1em;">And laud its virtue to the
sky—</span><br/>
They practice from their very youth<br/>
<span style="margin-left: 3em;">To give the lie.</span><br/></p>
<p class="poem p1">Let prophets send the saints to heaven<br/>
<span style="margin-left: 1em;">And damn poor sinners e'en
to hell—</span><br/>
How such authority is given<br/>
<span style="margin-left: 3em;">They cannot tell.</span><br/></p>
<p class="poem p1">Let doctors prate of human pain<br/>
<span style="margin-left: 1em;">Alleviated by their skill,</span><br/>
When Death's dull sickness comes, in vain<br/>
<span style="margin-left: 3em;">Is every pill.</span><br/></p>
<p class="poem p1">Let poets pipe of bloody war<br/>
<span style="margin-left: 1em;">And claim its carnal
method right;</span><br/>
They're only piping cowards, for<br/>
<span style="margin-left: 3em;">Not one will fight.</span><br/></p>
<p class="poem p1">And so it seems we mortals boast<br/>
<span style="margin-left: 1em;">Of knowledge where we know
the least</span><br/>
And show our ignorance the most<br/>
<span style="margin-left: 3em;">Like any beast.</span><br/></p>
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