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@RobertEllsberg
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Lanza del Vasto, servant of peace, died 40 years ago today. With the appearance of a biblical prophet, or his forerunner Noah, he set out to live by values that might preserve the world from the deluge of of violence, ugliness, and efficiency.
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@RobertEllsberg
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Lanza del Vasto died on Jan 5 1981. In his youth he traveled to India, seeking the meaning of life. There he met Gandhi and returned to Europe determined to make his ideas known in the West. He formed the Community of the Ark, an oasis of peace and reconciliation...
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@RobertEllsberg
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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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Glenn Greenwald
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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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