freedom is an oath.
democracy is a form
of government––
a moral force––
it cannot be
amoral.
it must navigate
between right &
wrong.
it can never represent
the whole truth––
but truth must be
its foundation.
character is more valuable
than gold.
government must be
moderate in its judgments––
& lying is
intolerable.
as a society
corrupts itself,
behaviors grow
toxic––
lies become
normalized––
everything is
permissible––
goodness & sanity
are suffocated
for the sake
of coveted power.
liberty is
ever suspended
between good &
evil––
& evil is chaos,
fire & dissolution.
democracy is
ever a choice––
& it must choose––
it is a verdict
for socrates
between exile & suicide––
& preserving & respecting
the truth.