Who Built a
Civilization
Our modern mass media,
ruling institutions,
and entertainment
industries
try to make you think
it was the men of the
military
and men of business
that built our
civilization.
Now it's true they
played
their part, but it was
the guts, gall
sheer bravery, and down
to earth
creativity of millions
upon millions
of everyday people
struggling through
year and years of
unspeakable poverty
and terrible hardship
that did by far
the lions share of the
work.
Their names are
countless
and you will not find
them
in any history book.
It is upon their backs
that our civilization
rests.
Dewey Dirks
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