Who Are The Makers Of Wars? The Kings Of The Earth. And Who Are These Kings Of The Earth? Only Men--Not Always Even Men Of Worth, But Claiming Rule By Right Of Birth. And Wisdom?--Does That Come By Birth? Nay Then--Too Often The Reverse. Wise Father Oft Has Son Perverse; Solomon'S Son Was Israel'S Curse. Why Suffer Things To Reason So Averse? It Always Has Been So, And Only Now Does Knowledge Grow To That High Point Where All Men Know-- Who Would Be Free Must Strike The Blow. And How Long Will Man Suffer So? Until His Soul Of Freedom Sings, And, Strengthened By His Sufferings, He Breaks The Worn-Out Leading-Strings, And Calls To Stricter Reckonings Those Costliest Things--Unworthy Kings. Not All Are Worthless. Some, With Sense Of Duty, Strive To Invest Their Lives With Grace And Beauty. To Such--High Honour! But The Rest--Self-Seekers, Pride-Puffed--Out With Them!--Useless Mischief-Makers! The Time Is Past When Any Man Or Nation Will Meekly Bear Unrighteous Domination. The Time Is Come When Every Burden-Bearer Must, In The Fixing Of His Load, Be Sharer.