The Cry for Justice: An Anthology of the Literature of Social Protest / The writings of philosophers, poets, novelists, social reformers, and others who have voiced the struggle against social injustice; selected from twenty-five languages; covering a period of five thousand years

by Unknown

Aristodemus old,—

”Wealth makes the man.“ On him that’s poor

Proud Worth looks down, and Honor shuts the door.

The Beggar’s Complaint

(Ancient Japanese classic)

The heaven and earth they call so great,

For me are very small;

The sun and moon they call so bright,

For me ne’er shine at all.