McEwan, Ian -- “Faith and Doubt At Ground Zero,” Frontline (Feb 2002)

Dave — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 04:14:49 +0000

Now, I’m an atheist. I really don’t believe for a moment that our moral sense comes from a God. […] It’s human, universal, [it’s] being able to think our way into the minds of others. As I said at the time, what those holy fools clearly lacked, or clearly were able to deny themselves, was the ability to enter into the minds of the people they were being so cruel to. Amongst their crimes, is, was, a failure of the imagination, of the moral imagination.

Ian McEwan (b. 1948) English novelist and screenwriter
“Faith and Doubt At Ground Zero,” Frontline (Feb 2002)

Maher, Bill -- Politically Incorrect (17 Sep 2001)

Dave — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 21:15:22 +0000

We have been the cowards, lobbing cruise missiles from 2,000 miles away. That’s cowardly. Staying in the airplane when it hits the building, say what you want about it, that’s not cowardly. Stupid maybe, but not cowardly.

William "Bill" Maher (b. 1956) American comedian, political commentator, critic, television host.
Politically Incorrect (17 Sep 2001)

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McEwan, Ian -- “Faith and Doubt At Ground Zero,” Frontline (Feb 2002)

Maher, Bill -- Politically Incorrect (17 Sep 2001)