In his autobiography Gandhi has a chapter called “The Magic Spell of a Book,” describing the impact of John Ruskin’s “Unto this Last,” which he read during a long train ride in S Africa. By the end he had resolved to amend his life in accordance with the principles in that book.
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Possibly in all the world Ruskin’s book found no more appreciative reader thank Gandhi. But what author wouldn’t settle for one reader like that!
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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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