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Quote for today:
The present is saturated with the past and pregnant with the future.Leibnitz
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A Nobel Peace Prize Also Ran
Posted on October 28th, 2009 No commentsHattip to Harry’s Place, where the title; “The prize doesn’t always go to the most deserving,” says it all. The “also ran” referred to is Irene Sendler, who volunteered for a job in the Warsaw Ghetto and, according to Harry, “…managed to smuggle out and save 2500 kids/infants. She was caught, and the Nazi’s broke both her legs, arms and beat her severely.” I suspect she was able to sleep at night better than the five Norwegian judges who gave the nod to Al Gore. The gratitude of those she saved is surely a greater honor than their tarnished prize.
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