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Article: 50 Days That Shook The World: How September 11 changed my life . .; FIFTY days on, the horror of September 11 remains firmly in the mind of the nation. Here 24 Mirror contributors explain how the US atrocity changed their lives for ever.(Features)
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- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- November 1, 2001
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Byline: TONY PARSONS
TONY PARSONS
FIFTY days to learn that every generation has to fight for its freedom.
Fifty days to learn that our way of life is precious beyond belief. Fifty days to cherish the freedom of speech, the freedom of worship, the freedom of women to be treated as the equals of men, and not their property.
How can we ever take these things for granted again?
Fifty days to learn that the world doesn't really change. Courage, decency and integrity exist now just as surely as they did fifty years ago.
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