by Robert Wilkinson This song seemed fitting to post right now, given how tense things are domestically and abroad. Authoritarians and the fascist forces for war are denigrating, mocking, shouting down, threatening, jailing, and beating down those who believe we could become a more peaceful, democratic world if we'd only give it an honest chance. Bruce Springsteen once said, "This is one of the greatest songs about human freedom ever written." If you haven't heard this song, or even if you have, it's time to take a moment to ponder a phrase or two, since the chimes of freedom are indeed tolling for all of us. This song, by America's poet laureate Mr. Robert Zimmerman, aka "Bob Dylan," was written in 1964 when America was caught in a senseless, useless war, which is a 3 word redundancy if ever there was one. "When will we ever learn, when will ever learn..." Several videos of performances at the bottom of the lyrics, including Dylan, the ...
