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The Sins of Wealth

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A right's for all,   for now and evermore.

A right's for all, we simply can't ignore

A right's for all. There is no metaphor.

Except, that is, until it comes to war.

 

It's then we find the ones who die are poor.

It's then we find the rich are those who score.

It's then we find the ones were sorry for.

For they're the ones that pay the price for war.

 

For just the rich, the war's an open door

For just the rich to gather even more,

For just the rich, with their esprit de corps.

The sins of wealth that lead us into war.

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Hal O'Leary is an 88 year old veteran of WWII who, having spent his life in theatre, and as a Secular Humanist, believes that it is only through the arts that we are afforded an occasional glimpse into the otherwise incomprehensible. As an 'atheist (more...)
 
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