“May, queen of blossoms, And fulfilling flowers, With what pretty music Shall we charm the hours? Wilt thou have pipe and reed, Blown in the open mead? Or to the lute give heed In the green bowers.” GivingMayHoursFlowerGreenQueensCharmFulfillingPipeHeedReedsMeadMay DaySpring May Author:Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow
“If you give up on politics, you're giving up on democracy. And if you give up on democracy, you're basically saying to the moneyed interests, the powerful people and institutions of society, take it all. That's a self-fulfilling prophecy. Then we give up. Then we are 100 percent plutocracy.” PeopleIfsGivingSelfInterestPowerfulDemocracyGiving UpPercentInstitutionsFulfillingProphecySelf Fulfilling ProphecyPlutocracy Author:Robert Reich