Legal journalist Anthony Lewis (author of Gideon's Trumpet, on which the film we saw was based) died on March 25th, and David Cole in the New York Review of Books writes:
"Lewis had a particularly sympathetic ear for those whose cries the
majority was least likely to hear, and repeatedly called on the rest of
us to consider their claims. He believed that by telling their stories,
he could appeal to the nation and its leaders to live up to our highest
ideals. You can search the Op-Ed pages of today’s newspapers for a
similar voice, but you will not find it."
Here is the full article: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2013/may/09/anthony-lewis-1927-2013/
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