House of Paine

V. I. HINT

  " CAN A NATION BE FREE
 IF 
IT OPPRESSES OTHER NATIONS?
    IT CAN NOT "
                      V.I.  

THIS GOES TWO WAYS 

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 SURE WHEN WRITTEN 
THE INTENT OF THIS PASSAGE
     WAS CLEAR

BACKWARD UNFREE RUSSIA 
MUST FREE THE OPPRESSED NATIONS 
IN ITS PRISON HOUSE

BEFORE RUSSIA HERSELF
COULD BECOME  A FREE NATION 

BUT BUT BUT 

A FREE NATION CAN "LOSE"
 ITS FREEDOM TOO
     BY
 OPPRESSING OTHER NATIONS 

MAYBE ONLY OVER TIME 
BUT 
 THE FRREDOM OF THE IMPERIAL NATION ITSELF
WILL ULTIMATELY
BE SACRIFICED TO THE SPREAD OF  EMPIRE 

AND EVEN IF THE WORD FREEDOM 
IS MADE SACRED 
AND WORSHIPPED
LIKE A GOD

IT WILL CEASE TO EXIST 

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