In William Ernest Henley’s poem "Invictus," resides one of the most oft-quoted selections in English verse:“It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.”
We like the sound of the last line — the “captain of my soul” — don’t we? Few concepts offer a more forceful thrill to the human ego than that of self-determination. In the United States, we take immense pride in our love of independent thinking and action.
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—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets
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