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Respectfully Earned:
You must earn respect
Is what we're always told.
Is respect something you earn?
How do you earn it?
Do you respect yourself?
How do you gain it?
Do you respect others?
How much respect do you afford them?
Does each person you afford respect receive as much as the other?
Does someone's occupation merit more respect than others?
This is the iron rod
Ruler of mankind
Convincing to you
Even if you don't believe
Daring to you
Even when it shouldn't be conceived.
This is the iron rod,
We call the tongue.
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