STATESMAN, I thank thee! and, if yet dissent br Mingles, reluctant, with my large content, br I cannot censure what was nobly meant. br But, while constrained to hold even Union less br Than Liberty and Truth and Righteousness, br I thank thee in the sweet and holy name br Of peace, for wise calm words that put to shame br Passion and party. Courage may be shown br Not in defiance of the wrong alone; br He may be bravest who, unweaponed, bears br The olive branch, and, strong in justice, spares br The rash wrong-doer, giving widest scope br To Christian charity and generous hope.