Do Not Suppress Truth Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AB BA CD EB FG HI JJ KL BD| The ones who say they are in favour of free speech should show it | A |
| A truthful person would not display dishonesty and hypocrisy | B |
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| We should never take freedom of expression and freedom of opinion lightly | B |
| Even if we disagree with an opinion we should allow the airing of it | A |
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| You can easily identify cowards hypocrites and dishonest people | C |
| Such ones conveniently support what they regard as free speech | D |
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| Immoral political leaders and lawmakers want to control everything we do | E |
| Nobody should have to campaign for legal rights to speak freely | B |
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| Opposers of truth can say they hate the truth that I speak | F |
| But they cannot rightly say the truth that I speak is falsehood | G |
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| Educators and edifiers have a weighty responsibility to publicize truth | H |
| But lovers of lies try to suppress truth in whatever way they can | I |
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| In truth people will not always say things that we want to hear | J |
| And neither will we always say what others want to hear | J |
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| If we were to allow only agreeable speech how would that work | K |
| It certainly would not be real freedom of expression and opinion | L |
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| We will not attain real freedom of speech and opinion by pretence | B |
| Free speech is not just legislation we must willingly tolerate free speech | D |
Marlon Pitter
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