God give us men...

God give us men! A time like this demands
Strong minds, great hearts, true faith, and ready hands;
Men whom the lust of office does not kill;
Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy;
Men who possess opinions and a will;
Man who have honor-men who will not lie;
Men who can stand before a demagogue,
And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking!
Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog
In public duty, and in private thinking:
For while they rabble with their thumb-worn creeds,
Their large professions and their little deeds
Minglein selfish strife, lo! Freedom weeps,
Wrong rules the land, and waiting Justice sleeps.
-- Josiah Gilbert Holland (interestingly this was written by a man)