we stand on the shoulders of giants
Indeed. Of all the things he could have said or done, he lit a lamp. Japan is a wonderful country today because the spirit of hatred now threatening the world was put aside. MacArthur led the world forward that day. Truly, this brief article and his even briefer speech brought tears.
It was September 2, 1945. I am now old. I was hoping my life would be bookended by such ideals as those basic fundamentals: “Freedom. Tolerance. Justice.” After this past election, I feel like Justices Thomas and Alito may be feeling: no rest for the weary.
So true.
RIP, brave fighting men, defenders of Civilization.
True.
And instead of taking inspiration we jumped off into the sewer.