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William Ross Wallace Quotes

1819–1881 United States

William Ross Wallace (1819 – May 5, 1881) was an American poet most famous for writing "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle Is The Hand That Rules The World".

United States
19th-century poets
Poets

Also known as: Wallace, William Ross

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They say that man is mighty,
He governs land and sea;
He wields a mighty scepter
O'er lesser powers than he;
But a mighty power and stronger,
Man from his throne hath hurled,
For the hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rules the world.

Who is this before whose presence idols tumble to the sod?
While he cries out—"Allah Akbar! and there is no god but God!"

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: William Ross Wallace (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.