We grant no dukedoms to the few,
We hold like rights and shall; —
Equal on Sunday in the pew,
On Monday in the mall.
For what avail the plough or sail,
Or land or life, if freedom fail?

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American essayist, lecturer, poet

“Boston” (1873)

Written and read for the 100th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party.