For those who still said "Red Front" or "God save the Crown!"
And for those who were not courageous
But were beaten nevertheless.
For those who spit out the bloody stumps of their teeth
Quietly in the hall,
Sleep well on stone or iron, watch for the time
And kill the guard in the privy before they die,
Those with the deep-socketed eyes and the lamp burning.


Litany for Dictatorships (1935)

Stephen Vincent Benét Quotes

For those who still said Red Front or God save the Crown! And for those who were not courageous But were beaten nevertheless. For those who spit out...

For those who still said Red Front or God save the Crown! And for those who were not courageous But were beaten nevertheless. For those who spit out...

For those who still said Red Front or God save the Crown! And for those who were not courageous But were beaten nevertheless. For those who spit out...

For those who still said Red Front or God save the Crown! And for those who were not courageous But were beaten nevertheless. For those who spit out...