Build yourself a city. Found yourself a state. Do not cry for pity. Grab and master fate. Grab a swamp and drain it. Cut the log and plane it. Make the hill the valley field, and on the man-made plain breathe your last complaint. Lay your shame, forget your name, do not cry for pity. Poem Eric Hoffer quotes in Eric Sevareid interview "the longshoreman" 4 of 5 YouTube. #quote #writing #hoffer