There’s a quote by the Russian poet Vladimir Mayakovsky that I’ve always loved:
“Love’s boat has been shattered against the life of everyday. You and I are quits, and it’s useless to draw up a list of mutual hurts, sorrows, and pains.”
I have lately begun to think of this in relation to the United States. You and I are quits, for I don’t recognize a country where stepping on the necks of the poor is considered acceptable.
Listen Old Thing, you shattered your constitution and threw away your moral chemise.
And Thorstein Veblen and Walt Whitman are probably drunk in the afterlife.
Planet of the Blind 