Random
Quotations/Thoughts for the Conscience of America Who Lies in State in
Washington, DC (credits
on the right)
“Do not go gentle into
that good night” (Dylan
Thomas)
He left behind
“footprints in the sands of time” (H.
W. Longfellow)
He dared “to disturb the
universe” (T.
S. Eliot)\
He is still waiting for
a” rebirth of wonder” (Lawrence
Ferlinghetti)
He said what “people did
not want to hear” (Friedrich
Nietzschd)
His “life showed what he
thought of himself” (Oets
Kolk Bouwsma)
He asked “if I am only
for myself, what am I?” (Rabbi
Hillel)
He showed us that “beauty
is in one’s heart” (Kahlil
Gibran)
He would rather prevent
poverty than give charity (Maimonides)
His wisdom emanated from
how little he understood (Socrates)
He respected himself and
his beliefs, as did others (Confucius)
He did his best to bring
out the best in others (Rabbi
Spector)
He did not mistake
paradise for fame of fortune (Bob
Dylan)
J. Michael Spector
July 27, 2020
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