In 261, with a terrible plague in Alexandria, the dead and dying were cast into the streets. Christians, who had been in hiding from persecution, emerged to care for the sick and bury the dead. For many this involved laying down their own lives. Recognized as martyrs of charity.
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With continued under-funding of the #NHS, how long will it be before we are back to dumping our sick on the streets?
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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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