Fred Rogers, d. Feb 27 2003.
“[A lawyer] desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbor?’”
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My kids would watch, and I would feel better about myself.
What I love about this (especially in the current moment) is that Fred Rogers responded to the most vulnerable of neighbors: children. Children he didn't even know, would never meet, and yet he calmed their fears and companioned them through their difficulties.
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I appreciate this memorial about my father by @ggrenwald above any I have read today--for his comprehensive review of his bio & history, for his attention to themes generally overlooked about his post-Vietnam life, but particularly for deep appreciation of his human qualities.🙏
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Here's my @RollingStone article on Daniel Ellsberg, the heroic Pentagon Papers leaker who died today at 92:
"We’re Told Never to Meet Our Childhood Heroes. Knowing Daniel Ellsberg Proved That Wrong"
rollingstone.com/politics/polit
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