75 years ago today Sophie and Hans Scholl, siblings, students, members of the White Rose, were beheaded for distributing anti-Nazi leaflets. Armed with nothing but a mimeograph machine, courage, and the uncorrupted idealism of youth, they challenged the edifice of tyranny.
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Their strategy: to shatter the illusion of consent, to defy the Nazi claim to omnipotence; hoping that by proclaiming the truth they might break the spell in which Germany was enthralled and inspire those with doubts to move toward active resistance. Sophie Scholl: pray for us.
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From a White Rose leaflet: "We will not be silent. We are your bad conscience."
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I had never heard of Sophie and Hans, I can't imagine being that brave... It's inspiring
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What a great post. Thank you, sir. As we hear our young people speak out against violence over the last few days, let’s hope their words don’t fall on deaf ears.
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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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