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Prince Hohenstiel-Schwangau, Saviour of Society

Epigraph

Υδραν φονεύσας, μυρίων τ᾽ ἄλλων πόνων
διῆλθον ἀγέλας . . .
τὸ λοίσθιον δὲ τόνδ᾽ ἔτλην τάλας πόνον,
. . . δῶμα θριγκῶσαι κακοῖς.

I slew the Hydra, and from labour pass'd
To labour — tribes of labours! Till, at last,
Attempting one more labour, in a trice,
Alack, with ills I crowned the edifice.

You have seen better days, dear? So have I —
And worse too, for they brought no such bud-mouth
As yours to lisp "You wish you knew me!" Well,
Wise men, 't is said, have sometimes wished the same,
And wished and had their trouble for their pains.
Suppose my Œdipus should lurk at last
Under a pork-pie hat and crinoline,
And, latish, pounce on Sphynx in Leicester Square?

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poem by Robert Browning (1871)
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Man-u-lip-u-lator

Sun goes down night moves in
I dont need the pain again
Those x-ray eyes
Its a fascination
All lined up ready to go
Fully loaded overflow
High heeled mood
Lets go for some action
Man-u-lip-u-lator its so easy when heads meet
Exploring but nightmares speak
Rumors fly idle speculation
(chorus 1)
Man-u-lip-u-lator tryin to operate on you
Sticky situation Id love to fall into
Youre a man-u-lip-u-lator with a low low attitude oohoo
Like to love ya later cause Im an operator too
Full alert defcon 4
Seal the windows lock the door
I in-coming
Its a natural reaction

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song performed by Cheap Trick
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Night Time

Wait until the light goes out,
I dont want to be seen about,
Maybe we could find a place to go.
Find a crowded place where they dont care about your face,
Or if your name is even santa claus or joe.
Ill be right at home if they leave me alone.
Thats why I only operate at night time.
Wait until the clock strikes ten,
Itll all start happening then.
Baby, just you wait and see.
We can have a little party, laugh and sing and everything,
I know youll like it, just you wait and see.
Maybe first well dig a movie,
Then well hit they high spots feelin groovy.
Thats why I only operate at night time.
The right time is the night time.
I wait 'til its late and I can concentrate,
Making love by the light of the moon.
So when its way past nine, get ready for a swinging time,
'cause I dont know where to draw the line.

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song performed by Elvis Costello
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All I know is that I operate by going out to each of them and trying to learn the territory in which they operate. My language to each of them has to suit their brain.

quote by Sam Mendes
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Prayer is commitment. We don't merely co-operate with God with certain things held back within. We, the total person, co-operate. This means that co-operation equals committment.

quote by E. Stanley Jones
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We are a country that has many friends, many allies, when we operate in the world, we operate with friends and allies that's been true for decades and if we wind up going to war in Iraq it will be true in Iraq.

quote by Douglas Feith
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I Am A Machine

I am a machine to cause my stagnation
I am an engine to operate on activation
you are a noise of chords in train station,
or my controls of a same contemplation.

I am a machine to adjust to adoptation,
I am programmed to refuse an alteration,
you are a script, a demand of abnegation,
you are a letter in my dream of alienation.

I am a machine, you invoke my obligation,
I am a robot to quantitate approximation,
you are a machine to amount navigation,
You are an antenna to examine caligation.

I am programmed to refuse an alteration,
I am an engine to operate on activation
you are a noise of chords in train station,
you are a letter in my dream of alienation.

poem by Giorgio Veneto
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Yes We Can

Yes we can.
Can't we coerce our own dreams to reality?
Can't we stick by and shield our own rights?
Can't we like lions fright away those wolves?
Can't we like birds nourish our children?
Can't we like bees construct our own roads?
Yes we can.
Can't we, if coped to mount from ash twist into thriving rocks?
Can't we like them bestow aid to puerile states?
Can't we like the heart impel peace to our regions?
Can't we alter our presidents from hedonism?
Can't we sanctify our lands both to nosh us and provide for market?
Can't we craft our harvest to win finer worth on global souk?
Can't we haul up our flag in G.20 pinnacle?
Yes we can.
Can't we sing, interpret books, and operate technology the whole lot from our own inventions?
Can't we set our own millennium goals?
Can't we also oversee in their elections?
Can't we end next stage, until we board our own invented planes, buses…?
Can't our own language be the official one?

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poem by Iyamuremye Wilfred
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Greed Makes For Tight Friends

'You're my very good friend' she said
We have so much in common...
All the plans and schemes-hopes and dreams...! ! !
And the use of our most gifted Shaman;

'Do ya think that we can get away with this'she asked
I mean ya know whats been said...
That too many cooks often wreck the stew...!
Causin' our plans to fall down dead;

'I mean i'm a little worried that we might get exposed' she said
And if we are what would we all do? '
Would we all turn on one another...
About our: 'Greed Green Back Stew'? ;

'I'm sorry i've got these doubts'-she said
But ya know that they are viable...
I'm just scared almost 'Honest'...
In the face of possible libel;

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poem by Theodora Onken
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Dr. Detroit

Don't you stop
Don't you wonder why
Life itself pops in
And takes you by surprise
Don't you try to run
It gets you from behind
Like a common cold
It takes you for a ride
Now is the time
To call me doctor
This is a serious case
There's not much time
Now call me doctor
They love to watch him operate
It comes and goes
So call me doctor
They need a special technique
It grows and grows
Now call me doctor
Calling doctor, doctor detroit

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song performed by Devo
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