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Dictators vs. Teenagers

Filed under: General — by Jane Novak at 10:14 am on Sunday, June 26, 2005

Cotillion member Steal the Bandwagon:

She writes deliberately the words on the page, not knowing that her thoughts, the insignificant musings of a teenager will resonate so loudly with generations to come. Her message? “In spite of everything that has happened, I still believe that people are really good at heart.” In the midst of hate, Anne Frank wrote her diary.

The comparisons are hard not to make. The small voice of a teenager compared with the giant powerful voice of a dictator. The voice of hope compared to the voice of death. In the end, these voices both made giant impacts of our history.

Read the rest at Jodi’s

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Comment by Jody

6/26/2005 @ 2:58 pm

Thanks for the link, Jane. :)

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Comment by Tammy

6/27/2005 @ 8:10 pm

Good post…and inspiration to re-read Anne Frank.

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