"In order for a plow horse to run as fast as a race horse you would first have to cripple the race horse; conversely, in order for a race horse to pull as much as a plow horse, you would first have to cripple the plow horse. In either case, the pursuit of equality is the destruction of excellence" - David Lane

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To My Autistic Son Alfred

by Kevin Alfred Strom (composed while forcibly separated from my family and imprisoned by the U.S. government on false charges; because of his disability, Alfred is incapable of understanding why his Daddy did not see him for almost two years)

WHERE DID YOU come from, lost soul child?
Where oh where, my darling –
Dark hair so soft, brown eyes so mild,
Playmate and friend of the starling.

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