How often have we heard

            That the responsibilities of State

            Invariably tie a good man’s hands

            And force him to forego

            The very principles he’s staked his reputation on . . .

 

            Luckily for him the gravity conferred

            By shouldering such burdens for the common weal

            At such great moral cost

            May take the sting out of

            Self-sacrifice

 

            But to anaesthetise the pain incurred

            The most effective remedy is

            Cash