A man's dying is more the survivors' affair than his own.

A man's dying is more the survivors' affair than his own.

I regret that I have but one life to give for my country.

I regret that I have but one life to give for my country.

Hell is paved with good Samaritans.

Hell is paved with good Samaritans.

It is not death, but dying, which is terrible.

It is not death, but dying, which is terrible.

We cannot banish dangers, but we can banish fears. We must not demean life by standing in awe of death.

We cannot banish dangers, but we can banish fears. We must not demean life by standing in awe of death.

MUFFLED CADENCE
The sound of shot.
The roar of gun.
Thy will be done
blares the drum.
The sudden shock.
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MUFFLED CADENCE
The sound of shot.
The roar of gun.
Thy will be done
blares the drum.
The sudden shock.
The news farflung.
Thy will be done
beats the drum.
The hour of grief.
The darkened sun.
Thy will be done
rolls the drum.
The sound of shot.
The grave begun.
Thy will be done
mourns the drum.
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by N Marshall Bertsch
(N Marshall Bertsch is a Republican who was profoundly
griefstricken by the assassination of John F Kennedy).

God is becoming bitter, he envies man his mortality.

God is becoming bitter, he envies man his mortality.

It's not that I'm afraid to die, I just don't want to be there when it happens.

It's not that I'm afraid to die, I just don't want to be there when it happens.

Death, the last sleep? No the final awakening.

Death, the last sleep? No the final awakening.