The greatest US-based British public intellectual of his generation, Ian Hunter, brings tears to my eyes every time I hear Soul of America. The lyrics of this song are open to manifold interpretation, but I very much like the way the creator of this video has chosen to illustrate the story.
“The enemies of intolerance cannot be tolerant." • "If it is an offense to justice to hold people who may have been victims of mistaken identity or of vendettas by other factions, then it is also an offense to justice to release psychopathic killers who believe that they have divine permission to throw acid in the faces of girls who want to attend school." • "Don't be such a lesbian!
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