The world is full of warfare 'twixt the evil and the good; … - Henry van Dyke

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The world is full of warfare 'twixt the evil and the good;
I watched the battle from afar as one who understood
The shouting and confusion, the bloody, blundering fight—
How few there are that see it clear, how few that wage it right!

Henry van Dyke

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Henry van Dyke (10 November 1852 – 10 April 1933) was an American author, educator, poet, playwright, and clergyman.

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Alternative Names: Henry Van Dyke • Henry Jackson van Dyke • Henry van Dyke Jr.

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For ever so our thoughtful hearts repeat
On fields of triumph dirges of defeat;
And still we turn on gala-days to tread
Among the rustling memories of the dead.

Peace without Justice is a low estate,—
A coward cringing to an iron Fate!
But Peace through Justice is the great ideal,—
We'll pay the price of war to make it real.

The lintel low enough to keep out pomp and pride:
The threshold high enough to turn deceit aside.

The world is full of warfare 'twixt the evil and the good; I watched the battle from afar as one who understood The shouting and confusion, the blood… - Henry van Dyke

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