Quotes of the Day
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009
There is a calling that is yet above high office, fame, lucre and security.
It is the call of conscience.
- LASANTHA WICKREMATUNGE,
- the Sri Lankan journalist who was assassinated on Jan. 8, in an essay he asked to be published in the event of his death, on why he didn't abandon the profession despite threats against his life
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