Sophie Scholl, a white rose (9 May 1921 – 22 February 1943)

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"How can we expect righteousness to prevail when there is hardly anyone willing to give himself up individually to a righteous cause. Such a fine, sunny day, and I have to go, but what does my death matter, if through us, thousands of people are awakened and stirred to action?"

ETA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Scholl

[Squinch]

1. OMG! Not yet 22, and she was capable of this!

I hope I would do the same in that position, but I can't be sure I wouldn't just try to make myself invisible.

People like this let me understand what "awe" means.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

8. ...

[tech3149]

2. Thank You, She should be an inspiration to us all

The entire White Rose Society did what they knew needed to be done while knowing the consequences.
How many of us would give our life to try and stop the suffering of others?

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

9. You're welcome

[Mnemosyne]

3. K&R for more visibility. nt

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

10. thanks

[NastyRiffraff]

4. She was incredible

The movie about her was excellent. She was human; she didn't want to die. But she died with grace and dignity in the midst of unspeakable crimes against humanity.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

11. I've read about the movie

I hope to find it.

[NastyRiffraff]

15. Here you go:

http://www.amazon.com/Sophie-Scholl-Final-Julia-Jentsch/dp/B000H5V8H2/ref=sr_1_2?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1392137062&sr=1-2&keywords=sophie+scholl+the+final+days

That's a link to the DVD for sale. You can also see it through Amazon Instant Video for $2.99.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

17. Thanks

I'll check it out.

[mopinko]

5. an artist that i had never met had the letters "o.b.a.m.a." on his fence

in a conservative neighborhood here, back in '08. he had had some really disturbing experiences that i heard about from local sources. i stopped and knocked on his door, and we had a great talk, and discovered we had many mutual friends.
he admired the things i was doing at the time, and surprised me a few days later with a gift of a small drawing of a white rose. we discussed what it meant, which i did know. (thanks to a former du'er)
it was probably one of the nicest things anybody ever said about me.
that little dwg hangs just inside my front door still.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

12. there are many...

...blessings in the world and things that lift our spirits.
sometimes we stumble across them.
sometimes we search far and wide before finding them.
sometimes they find us.
sometimes we just need to need them.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

6. thank you, discntnt-irny-srcsm

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13. what a nice way to start the day

thanks

[cinnabonbon]

7. "A demonstration of exemplary spiritual courage, and as a well-documented case of social dissent

in a time of violent repression, censorship, and conformist pressure." -from Wiki.

She sounds amazing. I didn't know about her until your post, Discntnt. Thank you for introducing me to her story.

We need more people like her.

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14. You're welcome

[TBF]

16. I read a book about her a few years ago -

just amazing. Definitely one of my heroes.