http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/27/sport ... .html?_r=0Lou Brissie, who suffered devastating leg wounds in World War II but went on to become an All-Star pitcher with the Philadelphia Athletics and a symbol of perseverance for the disabled, died on Monday in Augusta, Ga. He was 89.
'Because of you I decided to try'
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'Because of you I decided to try'
"Liberalism is arbitrarily selective in its choice of whose dignity to champion." Adrian Vermeule
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Great story.
Years from now, we are going to tell stories about this generation like they were Vikings or part of Caesar's army. So many amazing men.
Years from now, we are going to tell stories about this generation like they were Vikings or part of Caesar's army. So many amazing men.
"He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that." JS Mill
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Re: 'Because of you I decided to try'
"Liberalism is arbitrarily selective in its choice of whose dignity to champion." Adrian Vermeule