Of The Visage Of Things By Walt Whitman

Of the visages of things – And of piercing through to the accepted hells beneath;
Of ugliness – To me there is just as much in it as there is in beauty – And now the ugliness of human beings is acceptable to me;
Of detected persons – To me, detected persons are not, in any respect, worse than undetected persons – and are not in any respect worse than I am myself;
Of criminals – To me, any judge, or any juror, is equally criminal – and any reputable person is also – and the President is also