Where did we ever get the idea that
Our angry complaints about corruption
Are a better use of our time
Than would be actual reform?
Why does it occur to us
To gripe, but not to fix?
Well, as it turns out,
No particular achievement
In wisdom or knowledge
Is necessary for griping.
And as the masses have contented themselves
To be without without wisdom and knowledge,
Griping is the easiest thing to do—
And especially where freedom of speech
Is protected by law.
