The Courageous Story of the White Rose

“Sophie Scholl was a young nonviolent university student, appealing only to the hearts and minds of fellow citizens to return to their conscience, to abhor evil and to reclaim Free Speech. It wasn’t her choice to be tried in an idiotic and irrational kangaroo court, much less to be convicted and then immediately executed by guillotine. Nevertheless, she gave her life in defense of Freedom and Liberty. Sophie’s last recorded words just before her execution were “How can we expect righteousness to prevail when there is hardly anyone willing to give themselves up individually to a righteous cause.” Her words should rightfully haunt every American today. Sophie’s short-lived movement in 1942 was called The White Rose, and it included her brother and mostly other university students. They wrote and distributed leaflets to thousands of students and German households before they were arrested and put on trial.” (I think this is worthy of your time)

https://www.citizensforfreespeech.org/the_courageous_story_of_the_white_rose

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Mark Skidmore is Professor of Economics at Michigan State University where he holds the Morris Chair in State and Local Government Finance and Policy. His research focuses on topics in public finance, regional economics, and the economics of natural disasters. Mark created the Lighthouse Economics website and blog to share economic research and information relevant for navigating tumultuous times.

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