Skip to content
1835–1900

O patriot, ruler, leader great...

Theodore Harding Rand

O patriot, ruler, leader great, Master of labor, builder of state, Man of the mart, and king of commerce, His lips have spoken — why longer wait?

One brotherhood, one family, And love its great economy! The law of might is rule of evil — - The ethic lives in man's spirit free.

No borrowed laws of clay, nor brute, Can e'er the freeman's spirit suit! He gave him choice!— Hark! how he thunders! Through human strife — nor is deaf nor mute!

Cookies on Poetry Cove

We use cookies to remember your language preference and — only with your consent — to learn how Poetry Cove is used. You can change your mind any time.
O patriot, ruler, leader great... · Theodore Harding Rand · Poetry Cove