The old man liked to regale guests with tales of the battle fought on his estate. “Many brave French and Russian soldiers died in these woods. They called it the Forest of Blood.” Nihilists disputed this, but he said “How would they know? Were they here?”—#TolstoysTalesofTrump
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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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