Epitaph on the Politician

[shewhomust]

Here richly, with ridiculous display,
The Politician's corpse was laid away.
While all of his acquaintance sneered and slanged
I wept: for I had longed to see him hanged.

Hilaire Belloc

Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, politician and soldier, born November 25, 1915; died December 10 2006 (Human Rights Day)

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[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!

One of my favourite epigrams.