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Provocative Join Date: 09 2002 Location: Ilha dos Amores
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Hi! In these more than troubled times I thought that it would be more than fair talking to you about a great man, Aristides de Sousa Mendes (1885-1954). For you to read and meditate just press here Cheers! |
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Provocative Join Date: 09 2002 Location: Ilha dos Amores
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There are a few points that I would like to emphasize: 1.- What he did wasn't the fruit of an impulse: he took two days thinking before acting. And when he decided he knew very well that he was disobeying to the dictator's express instructions, which would cost him (in the best forecast) his career. And the man had 14 children... 2.- Granting about 30000 (yes, thirty thousand) visas, of which 12000 to jews, within about ten days means that during this period he didn't have time for sleeping let alone eating... 3.- It's fantastic that even after the chute of the fascist regimen in my country (25th april 1974) I've heard about him about a dozen times if it reached a dozen... ![]() Aristides was a real hero, and died poor on the 3rd April 1954! It's not only for the jews to remember him! It's a debt of human kind before him! ![]() ![]() ![]()
__________________ Red Stone J'ai besoin de toi, De tes mains sur moi, De ton corps doux et chaud, J'ai envie d'être aimé Domino From a beautiful love song of the 50s called Domino, music by Louis Ferrari, lyrics by Jacques Plante |
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