Let us decide who we remember.
Let us be the ones to choose our icons.
By Moe Lane Posted in Miscellanea — Comments (17) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
Professor Liviu Librescu
* Then out spake brave Horatius,
* The Captain of the gate:
* "To every man upon this earth
* Death cometh soon or late.
* And how can man die better
* Than facing fearful odds,
* For the ashes of his fathers,
* And the temples of his Gods..."
[Sloppy of me: this is, of course, Canto XXVII of Thomas Macaulay's Horatius.]
Moe Lane
PS: As for his murderer... I know his name, but I will not write it.
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Worthy to have his name called among the Let's Roll brotherhood of Flight 93. The measure of this man is perhaps even greater, because he had moments, not minutes, to decide on his course of action.
With you, Moe, I choose to remember the Professor.
It's war -- so when can we start shooting back at the enemy Democrats?
I got chills reading that story. this man is a true hero. the President ought to honor him with some sort of posthumous civilian medal/award if possible. let us remember the name of Professor Liviu Librescu.
Hokie undergrad, and grad school. 1978-1985.
"Now cracks a noble heart. Good night sweet Prince, and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest."
"Foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of weak minds"
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"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
Professor Librescu is someone I will now admire for the rest of my life. I like to say that in a moment of terror like that I would do the same thing, but in my heart, I don't know if I would have the courage. My thoughts and prayers for his family and the rest of the VT Community. May they rest in peace.
in need of a new name...
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Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.
but I believe it's currently cordoned off as a crime scene.
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See the Academy
See the Academy
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The CIA has better politicians than it has spies - Fred Thompson
A random walk through my head at Indiscriminate Tastes
"No compromise with the main purpose, no peace till victory, no pact with unrepentant wrong." - Winston Churchill
Has an outstanding Corp of Cadets. I chose to leave after an accident that affected my sight. This is an exceptional university, other posters on other blogs have assumed that VaTech is a liberal bastion. Not buying it. It is too large to define. There are libs, cons, etc. It is a major universirty. I am guessing engineering is non political.
"Foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of weak minds"
I had felt oddly detached emotionally from the shooting until I heard today about this man, and I damn near cried (not common for me). I guess it's the combination of tragedy and heroism that gets to me. I only wish there were something I could do to give this man back his life. I'm at least glad that his heroism is receiving media attention and is being honored. If any of his loved ones happen to read this, please know that all who learn of his heroics and his story will be inspired, and he will always have a place of honor in our nation's history and hearts.
I lately lived ... and fought - not without glory. But now these walls ... shall have my arms and lyre discharged from battle. Here, here, lay down the shining torch, and door-bolt, and the longbow that once threatened the resisting doors.
Horace, Ode XXVI
"During my lifetime, all our problems have come from mainland Europe, and all the solutions from the English-speaking nations across the world." - Thatcher
and his students.
"Who will stand/On either hand/And guard this bridge with me?" (Macaulay)