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James Weldon Johnson on Memorial Day

1871–1938 United States

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And Satan smiled, stretched out his hand, and said,—
"O War, of all the scourges of humanity, I crown you chief."

Fifty Years and Other Poems (1917)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: James Weldon Johnson (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.