Take up the White Man's burden—
Send forth the best ye breed—
Go bind your sons to exile
To serve your captives' need.


The White Man's Burden, Stanza 1 (1899).

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Rudyard Kipling Quotes

Take up the White Man's burden— Send forth the best ye breed— Go bind your sons to exile To serve your captives' need.

Take up the White Man's burden— Send forth the best ye breed— Go bind your sons to exile To serve your captives' need.

Take up the White Man's burden— Send forth the best ye breed— Go bind your sons to exile To serve your captives' need.

Take up the White Man's burden— Send forth the best ye breed— Go bind your sons to exile To serve your captives' need.