Might is Right Excerpts

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Excerpts from Might is Right by Ragnar Redbeard

The Philosophy of Power and the Logic of Today

Might was right when Caesar bled upon the stones of Rome

And might was right when Genghis led his hordes o'er Danube's foamAnd might was right when German troops poured down through Paris way

It's the gospel of the ancient world and the logic of today

Behind all ings and presidents! all go"ernment and law

Are army#corps and canoneers to hold the world in aweAnd sword#strong races own the earth and ride the con$ueror's car

%or liberty has ne"er been won e&cept by deeds of war

hat are the lords of hoarded gold # the silent (emite rings

hat are the plunder pirates! high pontiffs! priests and ings

hat are they but bold master#minds! best fitted for the frayho comprehend and "an$uish by the logic of today

Cain's notted club is scepter still! all )Rights of Man) are fraud

Christ's ethics are for creeping things! true manhood smiles at God%or might is right when empires sin in storms of steel and flame

And it is right when wealing breeds are hunted down lie game

*hen what's the use of dreaming dreams! that each shall get his own

By forceless "otes of mee#eyed thralls! who blindly sweat and moanA po& is on their canered brains! their "ery bones decay

Go+ *race your fate in the iron game! is the logic of today

*he strong must e"er rule the wea! is grim primordial law

,n earth's broad racial threshing floor! the mee are beaten straw*hen ride to power o'er foemen's nec # let nothing bar your way

If you are fit you'll rule and reign! is the logic of today

-ou must pro"e you're right by deeds of might! of splendor and renown

If need be march through flames of hell to dash opponents downIf need be! die on scaffold high in the morning's misty gray

%or liberty or death is still the logic of today

Might was right when Gideon led the )chosen) tribes of old

And it was right when *itus burnt their temple roofed with goldAnd might was right from Buner's .ill! to far Manilla Bay

By land and flood it's writ in blood! the gospel of today

)Put not your trust in princes) is a saying old and true

)Put not your hope in go"ernments) translateth it anewAll boos of law and golden rules are fashioned to betray

*he sur"i"al of the fittest is the gospel of today

Might was right when Carthage flames lit up the Punic foam

And when the naed steel of Gaul weighed down the spoils of Rome



And Might was Right when Richmond fell # and at *hermopylae

It's the logic of the ancient world and the gospel of today

hen pendant suns in millions swing around this whirling earth

It's might! it's force that holds the braes! and steers through death and birth%orce go"erns all organic life! inspires all right and wrong

It's nature's plan to weed out man and test who are the strong+



Boldly Stand Erect

/ewish boos are for the /ews!

And /ew Messiahs! too0

But if you're not of /ewish blood!.ow can they be for you1

*o mae an idol of a boo!

Is poison for the brain2

A dying God upon a crossIs reason gone insane0

Beware of all the holy boos

And all the creeds and schools!

And e"ery law that man has madeAnd all the golden rules0

)3aws) and )rules) imposed on you%rom days of old renown!

Are not intended for your goodBut for your crushing down0

*hen dare to rend the chains that bind

And to yourself be true0

Dare to liberate your mind!%rom all things! old and new0

Always thin your own thought!

All other thoughts re4ect2

3earn to use your own brainAnd boldly stand erect+



Hate for Hate

.ate for hate!

and ruth for ruth0

5ye for eye!

and tooth for tooth0

(corn for scorn!

and smile for smile0

3o"e for lo"e!and guile for guile0

ar for war!and woe for woe0

Blood for blood!and blow for blow+



Hear Tigers Snarl

Abo"e the (enate's brawl #

*he maddening roar for gain!

Do you hear the Christmas Carol #*he felons claning chains!

Behind yon prison walls!-our leg#ironed comrade sla"es!

hile here in marble walls

Are harlots! nights and na"es0

-our comrades rot in gaol #*he hungry cry for bread!

-our wi"es are thin and pale!

*heir hearts are filled with dread!And earth resounds with praise

In holy! hea"enly tones!

hile tigers prowl the land*o crush your children's bones0

.o+ Men of 6ew (outh ales!

.ar+ hear the fetters clin+Are you but eunuch#churls

*hat only scream and slin1

If you were "irile men!-ou'd raise your strong right arm!

Beard tigers in their den*o guard your mates from harm0

-ou li"e the life of dogs!-ou tug and scat and strain!

-our bac the sla"er flogshile raing in his gain2

-ou see your sisters star"e!

-ou see them on the marts!-ou hear the tigers snarl

hile rending out their hearts0

, men of 6ew (outh ales!Behold your ruffian horde!ho spurn you with their hoof!

And bash you with the sword2Behold the butcher band

*hat shear and tan your hide0

.a"e you not grit to standAnd tame their wolfish pride1

-ou rise to "oice your wrongs!

*hey club you for your pains!

heel out their murderous guns*o scatter! splash your brains2

*hey steal your public lands!



*hey steal the cash you earn!

.o+ Cringe to their commands!-ou're only dogs not men0

In glittering halls they feast #.arlots! nights and na"es #

hile inside prison walls-our leg#ironed comrade sla"es0

.o+ Men of 6ew (outh ales!

.ar+ hear the fetters clin+Are ye but eunuch#sla"es!

*hat only scream and slin1



To Each His Own

(ome slay with spear and some with sword0

(ome ha"e no battle plan!

(ome stab with "enom's subtle word!5ach does the best he can!

And each man gets what he can win#Great wealth! great lo"e! or fame2

*he con$ueror gets his 4ust reward!

*he con$uered gets his shame!

*he wea ones wear a crown of thorns!,r bleat in li"ing hell!

*he strong man crowns himself with gold!

And all the world is well!And each man gains what others lose!

6o use to reason why!

5ach plants his heel on fallen foes!By 3o"e! or 3aw! or 3ie0



From the introduction

)In this boo and wilderness of (teel and (tone I raised up my "oice that you may hear0000*o the

5ast and est I becon! to the 6orth and (outh I show a sign! Proclaiming Death to the ealing!

ealth to the (trong0000I brea away from all con"entions0 Alone! untrammeled I raise up my "oicein stern in"asion0 *he (tandard of the (trong0 6o hoary falsehood shall be a truth to me0 6o cult! no

dogma shall encramp my pen0 Man is under no obligation to obey anything or anybody0)

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