Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide, In the…

Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide, In the strife of Truth with Falsehood, for the good or evil side.

James Russell Lowell

The Present Crisis · 1845

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James Russell Lowell

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Lowell, James Russell. "The Present Crisis." Poems. Cambridge: George Nichols, 1848. Originally published as "Verses Suggested by the Present Crisis." Boston Courier, 11 Dec. 1845.

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