And who will lead the way? The good and wise must lead. He that loves most is the best and wisest, and he it is that leads already. Violence will not yield to violence. Tell the great secret to the people. Love comes! Clear the way, ye institutions, ye laws and customs of ages of hate! The glance of his eyes would wither you. The quiet thrill of his voice would palsy your deepest foundations. Ye do well to tremble at his name. For he is the Revolution—at last the true, long-deferred Revolution. Love is the true Revolution, for Love alone strikes at the very root of ill. Let the people love, and they will lead, Let the people love and theirs is the power! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SISTER MARIA CELESTE, GALILEO'S DAUGHTER, WRITES TO FRIEND by MADELINE DEFREES THE LAST MAN by THOMAS CAMPBELL SEVEN SAD SONNETS: 7. THEY MEET AGAIN by MARY REYNOLDS ALDIS DRINKING; PARAPHRASED by ANACREON PSALM 32. BEATI QUORUM REMISSA SUNT by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE ASPIRATIONS: 3 by MATHILDE BLIND TO THE AUTHOR OF A SONNET BEGINNING 'SAD IS MY VERSE' by GEORGE GORDON BYRON |