In peace they starve you to your loathsome toil,
In war they drive you to the teeth of Death;
And when your life-blood soaks into their soil
They give you lies to choke your dying breath.
-Ralph Chaplin
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Hellraisers Journal, Thursday August 24, 1916
From The Masses: War & God by Boardman Robinson
From this month’s edition of The Masses:
Detail:
Boardman Robinson:
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SOURCE
The Masses
(New York, New York)
-Aug 1916
http://dlib.nyu.edu/themasses/books/masses064
IMAGES
Masses, God of War, Boardman Robinson, Aug 1916
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http://dlib.nyu.edu/themasses/books/masses064/8-9
See also:
The Red Feast by Ralph Chaplin
https://archive.org/stream/barsshadows00chaprich#page/40/mode/2up
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Masters of War – Bob Dylan