Small tyrants, threatened by big, sincerely believe they lo… - W. H. Auden

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Small tyrants, threatened by big,
sincerely believe
they love liberty.

W. H. Auden

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About W. H. Auden

Wystan Hugh Auden (21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973) was an Anglo-American poet known for his vast poetic work in many forms on many themes.

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Native Name: Wystan Hugh Auden

Alternative Names: Wystan Auden • Wystan H Auden • W. H. Wystan Hugh Auden

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Let us honour if we can
The vertical man
Though we value none
But the horizontal one.

I’ll love you, dear, I’ll love you
Till China and Africa meet,
And the river jumps over the mountain
And the salmon sing in the street

Christmas and Easter can be subjects for poetry, but Good Friday, like Auschwitz, cannot. The reality is so horrible it is not surprising that people should have found it a stumbling block to faith.

Small tyrants, threatened by big, sincerely believe they love liberty. - W. H. Auden

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