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Thread #39704   Message #564483
Posted By: CarolC
03-Oct-01 - 05:44 PM
Thread Name: BS: Politics: Tony Blair's speech
Subject: RE: BS: Politics: Tony Blair's speech
I especially like this part. I long for the leadership of my country to adopt a position as thoughtful as this one...

"They don't want revenge. They want something better in memory of their loved ones.

I believe their memorial can and should be greater than simply the punishment of the guilty. It is that out of the shadow of this evil, should emerge lasting good: destruction of the machinery of terrorism wherever it is found; hope amongst all nations of a new beginning where we seek to resolve differences in a calm and ordered way; greater understanding between nations and between faiths; and above all justice and prosperity for the poor and dispossessed, so that people everywhere can see the chance of a better future through the hard work and creative power of the free citizen, not the violence and savagery of the fanatic."