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The Howard University School of Law community joins with others around
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the world in honoring the memory of those who lost their lives as a result of the |
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terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The events of that tragic day remind us |
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to never take for granted the quality of life we have and the liberty we enjoy. |
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A number of inspirational quotes adorn the walls of the Howard Law |
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School. One of them is from Robert F. Kennedy, a distinguished American lawyer |
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whose career was cut short by senseless violence. His statement was this: |
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“Each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lots of |
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others or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of |
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hope and, crossing each other from a million different centers of |
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energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down |
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the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.” |
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As we reflect upon September 11th and consider the Kennedy message, let |
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us not feel defeated, but let us recommit ourselves to fight for the values of |
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justice, liberty, and freedom, which were the precious values that were attacked a |
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decade ago. |
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Kurt L. Schmoke, Dean |
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