The original line of inspiration is \u201cFire! Revenge! Death to Kings! Life to the new world of the heart\u2019s dreaming!\u201d from On the North Sea Part II, by Edward Abbey.<\/p>\n
Atop the hills they stood like beacons warning of an approaching fire,
\nAll across the battlefield the hopeless youth sung songs of revenge:<\/p>\n
\u201cTo victory, for glory, for honor, to make suffer the oppressors, we do not fear death!
\nWe charge thy guiding hand with irreparable avarice and sentence you to
\nthe abysmal history of impotent Kings.\u201d<\/p>\n
Come sing the songs of a dawning generation refusing to surrender its right to life!
\nJoin hands with the martyrs of revolutionary definition, and make a stand with the righteous to
\ndeclare this enduring resistance as the
\nEnd of old world antiquity, set to kill impossible delusions of golden age fantasy with new
\nhearts and blood and dreams upcoming, with worth and passion to reshape our world
\nby our design, for our time, for the imperishable longing of
\nour chance to seize the day, for our chance to lead the
\nfuture by tomorrow\u2019s heart\u2019s
\nbleeding! Revolting! Triumphant and dreaming!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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