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In reply to the discussion: Nicholas Mockford, ExxonMobil Executive, Shot And Killed In Belgium [View all]Kelvin Mace
(17,469 posts)5. No man is an island
Each man's death diminishes me,
For I am involved in mankind.
Therefore, send not to know
For whom the bell tolls,
It tolls for thee.
I mourn for his wife who cradled him as he died, and I try to fathom the emotional agony that would entail.
Let us not become emotionally hardened to any person's death, for if we do, we are lost.
For I am involved in mankind.
Therefore, send not to know
For whom the bell tolls,
It tolls for thee.
I mourn for his wife who cradled him as he died, and I try to fathom the emotional agony that would entail.
Let us not become emotionally hardened to any person's death, for if we do, we are lost.
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Jumping John
Oct 2012
OP
The death of one man is a tragedy, the death of millions of men (Iraq and
coalition_unwilling
Oct 2012
#14
Yes, unfortunately every American bears a huge karmic debt to the rest of the
coalition_unwilling
Oct 2012
#37
Twain wrote that what we disregard often illustrates our character more so than what we do regard
LanternWaste
Oct 2012
#45