Janie, you have put it so beautifully. You are a hero, too, as was Bobert's dad and all the others who work for social justice.

I listened to NPR off and on, too. I also received the following in an email:

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"A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom."

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"I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word."

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"The time is always right to do what is right."

Bobert, thanks for telling us about your dad and family. I've got more tears, today, reading my friends' words. Thank you all.