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Forum Post: Stephane Hessel dies at age of 95

Posted 11 years ago on Feb. 27, 2013, 12:52 p.m. EST by freakzilla (-161) from Detroit, MI
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2285334/Stephane-Hessel-dies-age-95-Concentration-camp-survivor-man-inspired-Occupy-movement.html

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[-] 4 points by shadz66 (19985) 11 years ago

"Time for Outrage!", by Dr. Margaret Flowers :

“Ninety-three years old. The last leg of my journey. The end is in sight. I am lucky to be able to seize the time I have left to reflect on my lifelong commitment to politics: the Resistance and the program designed sixty-six years ago by the National Council of the Resistance.”

'These are the opening lines from “A Time for Outrage!”(“Indignez-vous!”) a 35 page book written by Stephane Hessel in 2010 which sold 3 million copies in 30 languages and inspired protests like “Occupy” in the United States and The Indignados in Spain. Hassel died this week at the age of 95.'

"It’s time to take over! It’s time to get angry! . . . Let us not be defeated by the tyranny of the world financial markets that threaten peace and democracy everywhere. I wish all of you to find your reason for indignation. This is a precious thing.”

respice, adspice, prospice ...

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[-] 2 points by shadz66 (19985) 11 years ago

"Resistance Fighter Stéphane Hessel Has Died", by Lina Sankari, 'l'Humanite' :

"Born in Berlin in 1917, he arrived in France as a child and was naturalized in 1937. Resistance fighter, deportee and Ambassador, Stéphane Hessel was most well known for his stances on human rights, the right to asylum, immigrant rights and the Middle East. Former student of the Ecole Normale Supérieure, and a friend of Pierre Mendes-France and Michel Rocard, Hessel took up a career in the diplomatic service and the United Nations. More recently, he was a member of the College of Mediators for undocumented migrants in 1996. His pamphlet Indignez-vous! ('Cry Out! / 'Time for Outrage!' 2010), which defends the spirit of resistance, had a global impact, was translated into numerous languages and sold in the millions."

Thanx for posting 'fzilla'

fiat justitia ruat caelum ...

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[-] 2 points by freakzilla (-161) from Detroit, MI 11 years ago

Did everyone forget how this site began?

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