July 5, 2008
Liberty
An OoN thought for our nation this weekend…The lines at the base of the Statue of Liberty are from Emma Lazarus’s 1883 poem, “The New Colossus.” Here is the complete text:Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,With conquering limbs astride from land to land;Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall standA mighty woman with a torch whose flameIs imprisoned lightning, and her nameMother of Exiles. From her beacon-handGlows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes commandThe air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.”Keep ancient lands your storied pomp!” cries she with silent lips.”Give me your tired your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,I lift my lamp beside the golden door.”
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