Epitaph on the Politician
Published by Yazad Jal November 20th, 2004 in Quote of the dayThe Politician’s corpse was laid away.
While all of his acquaintance sneered and slanged,
I wept: for I had longed to see him hanged.
“Epitaph on the Politician” by Hilaire Belloc (1870 - 1953).
I know it’s a few days late, but that’s what I felt when Arafat died. However I only saw the quote today on Survival Arts.
Yazad - May I know why you felt so?
Arafat was a corrupt dictator who did the Palestinian cause a great deal of harm. Go over to google news and search. You’d find loads of info. Avoid the American press. There’s even more venom in the Arabic press.
You missed a bit.
Here richly, with ridiculous display,
is the start.