Letter after joining the Army (1939), quoted by Peggy Noonan in "From 'Eternity' to Here" in The Wall Street Journal (25 May 2006) http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/?id=110008422
“Look around you, all around you
Riding on a copper wave
Do you like the world around you?
Are you ready to behave?”
Rock N Roll Nigger, from Easter (1978)
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