Named Edwin Markham

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    “Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans Upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, The emptiness of ages in his face, And on his back the burden of the world.”
    —Edwin Markham (1852–1940)

    “The punters know that the horse named Morality rarely gets past the post, whereas the nag named Self-Interest always runs a good race.”
    —Gough Whitlam (b. 1916)

    “The grip that swung the ax in Illinois
    Was on the pen that set a people free.”
    —Edwin Markham (1852–1940)