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The poem 'Mending Wall' by Robert Frost was discussed in the context of borders and the idea that good fences don't always make good neighbors, as exemplified by the Mexican border.
Something there is that doesn't love a wall, that sends the frozen groundswell under it.
— Episode: General Chapman’s Last Stand
Episode: General Chapman’s Last Stand
The poem 'Mending Wall' by Robert Frost was discussed in the context of borders and the idea that good fences don't always make good neighbors, as exemplified by the Mexican border.
Something there is that doesn't love a wall, that sends the frozen groundswell under it.
I let my neighbor know beyond the hill and on a day we meet to walk the line and set the wall between us.
He only says good fences make good neighbors.
Good fences make good neighbors.
He will not go behind his father's saying and he likes having thought of it so well he says again, good fences make good neighbors.