Carolina QuotesFor this last savior, man, I have lied as I lie now. But what is lying? Men wash their hands in blood, as best they can: I find no fault in this just man.
Randall Jarrell Carolinian
Source
"Eighth Air Force," lines 16-20
- work
- Losses (1948)
- year
- 1948
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