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What truly enraged me, however, were comments made by a Harvard worker at the rally who heartlessly failed to mourn the deaths of management from the attacks and foolishly lamented that workers are somehow victimized during wartime at the expense of “Big Business, the White House and the military.” How can anybody take the rally’s speakers seriously if this is their mindset...
...commitment to the sanctity of human life. From this foundation we were able to arrive at five principles that unite us as well as similar groups from eight other campuses in the Boston area, including Boston University, Boston College, Emerson College, MIT, Brandeis University, and Northeastern University. First, we mourn the victims of Tuesday’s tragedy, and give support to friends and family left behind. Those who have suffered a direct personal loss from the attacks are among those who stress the need to protect all innocent life, and this is our second principle: the sanctity of human...
These ominous days are a time of mourning for our civilization. Much that is precious has been lost. Our sense of trust has been grotesquely violated. Horrors beyond our worst nightmares have been visited upon unsuspecting innocent people. A wicked act by 18 individuals bent on suicidal vengeance may well define the appalling horrors to come of this century. We mourn the loss of loved ones. And we mourn the loss of the sense of innocence that Americans had come to take for granted. Welcome to the 21st century...
...Huntington Theatre’s production of James Joyce’s The Dead, one feels as though one has just stepped through an open door into a world where entire families really do assemble for the holidays, really do sing and really do celebrate the dead rather than mourn them...
...dislike the sight of American flags hanging from every window. I spent the first 18 years of my life in New York City, and no matter what I call my “official residence,” I will always be a New Yorker at heart. I mourn for my hometown along with the rest of the country, and wish to see those responsible brought to justice. If that means military action...