from Songs of the Revolution

73

there is no universal being
in a non universal society

we are all universal beings
in a non universal society
no thats not true
we all want to be universal beings and therefore
   we want a universal society and we don’t have it
and we are in anguish about it

what is a universal society
it is one in which nobody’s ends are cut off
and the pain is getting intolerable
and the joy we envisage is getting
irresistible

Julian Beck