of the rights of each to zero. No, I mean the only kind of liberty that is worthy of the name, liberty that consists in the full development of all the material, intellectual, and moral powers which lie hidden in every person; liberty which knows no restrictions beyond those determined by the laws of our individual natures, which cannot properly be regarded as restrictions since they are not imposed, but are immanent and inherent, forming the very basis of our material, intellectual, and moral being -- they do not limit us, they are the real and immediate conditions of our freedom" -- Thus, living light cast back from a burnt-out star. Used with the permission of Copper Canyon Press, P.O. Box 271, Port Townsend, WA 98368-0271, www.cc.press.org | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CARGO MOVING TO GAZA (1988) by MARVIN BELL WOODSMOKE AT 70 by HAYDEN CARRUTH FOR ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S EVE by MALCOLM COWLEY THE LEAVES OF THE TREE HIDE THE SUN by DAVID IGNATOW STREET-CRIES: 7. A SONG OF LOVE by SIDNEY LANIER O GLORIOUS FRANCE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS NOTHING WILL CURE THE SICK LION BUT TO EAT AN APE' by MARIANNE MOORE |