The theme of the poem, based on stanza 7, aligns best with the response: Justice is only done when all past sins are accounted for. The stanza emphasizes the importance of remembering past injustices and the need for the people to recognize those who have wronged them in order to reclaim their dignity and ensure justice.
Read stanza 7.
When I, the People, learn to remember, when I, the People, use the lessons of yesterday and no longer forget who robbed me last year, who played me for a fool—then there will be no speaker in all the world say the name: “The People,” with any fleck of a sneer in his voice or any far-off smile of derision.
Based on this stanza, what is a theme of the poem?
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The system that governs all is the only fair system.
The system that governs all is the only fair system.
Justice is only done when all past sins are accounted for.
Justice is only done when all past sins are accounted for.
People should forgive, but never forget, when they are treated badly.
People should forgive, but never forget, when they are treated badly.
Treat others as you wish to be treated.
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