Word: sorrowful
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Relatives told the Washington Post they would find strength by remembering Waller’s resolve in the face of sorrow, including the death of her husband and daughter...
...such difficult times. I am glad that we would not let the events of Sept. 11 pervert the meaning of one of the world’s great religions without letting someone, one of our own, speak in its defense. I am glad that in a time of great sorrow, ours remains one of the great institutions of the world, standing in defense of the freedom of speech and debate that is fundamental to an academic community. This exchange of ideas has become vital to me as a journalist, an author and a scholar. This brand of intellectual discourse...
...Howard Zinn, in his book "Terrorism and War" (Seven Stories Press; 159 pages; $9.95) makes many of the same points as Chomsky (and in the same interview format), but in a tone more of sorrow than of anger: he comes off as Chomsky Lite. "We have to think about this awful thing that happened on September 11," Zinn states. "We need to feel deeply for the victims and the families. But we also need to learn from it." Part of the learning process is to try to make an effort to understand why those people contemptuously (and simple-mindedly) dismissed...
...such difficult times. I am glad that we would not let the events of Sept. 11 pervert the meaning of one of the world’s great religions without letting someone, one of our own, speak in its defense. I am glad that in a time of great sorrow, ours remains one of the great institutions of the world, standing in defense of the freedom of speech and debate that is fundamental to an academic community. This exchange of ideas has become vital to me as a journalist, an author and a scholar. This brand of intellectual discourse...
...sign outside the entrance when the building opened that read: "This is not the library. The library is inside." The library is always inside. It may be the only monument we have to the things that can enlighten and advance us, and thus assuage at least some of the sorrow for which there are no words...