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One-Man-One-Vote

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ONE-MAN-ONE-VOTE! You hear the people shouting.     The walls of Mammon tremble ere they fall.     ONE-MAN-ONE-VOTE! Is this a time for doubting?     The poets have been prophets after all.     ONE-MAN-ONE-VOTE! The cry is growing stronger!     ONE-MAN-ONE-VOTE! It echoes oer the wave!     ONE-MAN-ONE-VOTE! The Wealthy dead no longer     Shall rule us through their children from the grave!     ONE-MAN-ONE-VOTE! The knell of Retrogression!     The greatest triumph of the tongue and pen!     ONE-MAN-ONE-VOTE! The right of long possession     Is right no longer in the minds of men!     ONE-MAN-ONE-VOTE! Theres lightning in the thunder!     ONE-MAN-ONE-VOTE! The reign of Greed is oer!     ONE-MAN-ONE-VOTE! The cursed Vote of Plunder     Shall rule the plundered slaves of earth no more.     ONE-MAN-ONE-VOTE! Were waking from our slumbers,     ONE-MAN-ONE-VOTE! To rule the fields we farmed!     If thus we triumph with diminished numbers,     What will the triumph be when all are armed?

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"ONE-MAN-ONE-VOTE! You hear the people shouting...."

Exploring the themes of classic, Henry Lawson delivers a powerful performance in "One-Man-One-Vote"... ### Why We Love This Line At Linespedia, we believe that poetry is the ultimate sanctuary for the soul...

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"The Text is taken from Percy's Reliques (1765), vol. i. p. 71, 'given from two MS. copies, transmitted from Scotland.' Herd had a very similar bal"

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