People called brilliant will defend actions
that cost men, women and children
their well-being and their very lives.
People regarded as wise will say a country
cannot afford to care for its citizens.
Ignore such brilliance. Forget such wisdom.
Stop telling people to pull themselves up
by their own bootstraps.
Let them live.
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Words:
after
Tao Te Ching 19, attributed to
Lao Tzu
