Those To Whom Evil Is Done.....
Apr. 24th, 2024 10:07 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
poliphilo I may have posted these lines before, but if so, it's because they keep knocking at the door.
They're by W.H. Auden and I think of them every time my attention is called to one of our current wars....
"Those to whom evil is done,
Do evil in return...."
Violence calls up violence. You may think you've eliminated your enemy by destroying his city and sowing it with salt but sooner or later.....
We honour the men and women who achieved political change by peaceful means but is there anyone in power right now who does more than pay lip service to the likes of Gandhi and Dr King?
They're by W.H. Auden and I think of them every time my attention is called to one of our current wars....
"Those to whom evil is done,
Do evil in return...."
Violence calls up violence. You may think you've eliminated your enemy by destroying his city and sowing it with salt but sooner or later.....
We honour the men and women who achieved political change by peaceful means but is there anyone in power right now who does more than pay lip service to the likes of Gandhi and Dr King?
