"War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." – John F. Kennedy
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I shall die, but
that is all that I shall do for Death.
I hear him leading his horse out of the stall;
I hear the clatter on the barn-floor.
He is in haste; he has business in Cuba,
business in the Balkans, many calls to make this morning.
But I will not hold the bridle
while he clinches the girth.
And he may mount by himself:
I will not give him a leg up.
Though he flick my shoulders with his whip,
I will not tell him which way the fox ran.
With his hoof on my breast, I will not tell him where
the black boy hides in the swamp.
I shall die, but that is all that I shall do for Death;
I am not on his pay-roll.
I will not tell him the whereabout of my friends
nor of my enemies either.
Though he promise me much,
I will not map him the route to any man's door.
Am I a spy in the land of the living,
that I should deliver men to Death?
Brother, the password and the plans of our city
are safe with me; never through me Shall you be overcome.
- Edna St. Vincent Millay
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for the record, as of now there're 21 JWs in SAFDB.
too bad for them.
get a life....
Some of these Con Objs were snooked to become JW or decide to be one so that they can consciously object.
So all I see them do is look after flowers and the cookhouse. They get seperated from the "hardcore" guys, and they are treated much better. So who gives a rat's ass about them.
They are serving their Ns without serving NS. it's their choice, and they know the consequences. Sorry if i sound cold, but thats how I see it.
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