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...very proud of that until I heard about Tillman. Now I look at myself in the mirror and ask, Do I measure up? Would I have given up $3.6 million? I pray that I am half the man Tillman was. I intend to use him as a model of honor, courage and commitment whenever I counsel the young sailors on my submarine, the U.S.S. Springfield. I hope Tillman's family takes some comfort in the fact that he exemplified the spirit of service and sacrifice for one's country. Gaylord D. Humphries Master Chief, U.S. Navy Groton...
...think it’s an honor,” Fish said of the chance to play Illinois in the Sweet 16, pointing to his team’s outstanding performance in the first two rounds...
...Middle East, this was a real punishment that cast a long shadow. Greek historians tell us that the Persians invented crucifixion around 2500 years ago, but other empires soon adopted it. The ancients regarded this as the worst of executions. Crucifixions displayed victims naked in public without honor. They subjected victims to the vengeful feelings of a crowd, allowing them to take pleasure in pain and breach the bonds of civility. They extended suffering for days. They left victims as food for wild beasts and birds, denying them a proper burial. Crucifixion was the practice of savages and tyrants...
...This parable illustrates not only the qualities of an ethical soldier, but also lays out some of the qualities of humane violence. Humane violence expresses what is just, not what serves one?s interests. It encourages maturity, civility and honor. It limits pain to what the law requires. It does not add humiliation to suffering, nakedness to pain. And if life must be taken, one returns the body swiftly to families for the proper burial rituals...
...good first step,” Kuhn said. “We still have to choose teaching fellows without regard to their level of preparation or aptitude or temperament. Some day we will advance to the point where teaching undergraduates at Harvard will be regarded as an honor and not a job,” he added...