whistleblower. This break-in became public knowledge during the Watergate scandal (along with
an alleged plot to assassinate Ellsberg) and all charges were eventually dropped.
Ellsberg's courage had opened the eyes of a nation blinded by wartime propaganda. As the
wounded marine-turned-author W.D. Ehrhart wrote in his memoir, Passing Time, about reading
the Pentagon Papers: “Page after endless page of it. Vile. Immoral. Despicable. Obscene… I'd
been a fool, ignorant and naive. A sucker. For such men, I had become a murderer. For such men,
I had forfeited my honor, my self-respect, and my humanity. For such men, I had been willing to
lay down my life.”
To that, Daniel Ellsberg said: Not in my name.
an alleged plot to assassinate Ellsberg) and all charges were eventually dropped.
Ellsberg's courage had opened the eyes of a nation blinded by wartime propaganda. As the
wounded marine-turned-author W.D. Ehrhart wrote in his memoir, Passing Time, about reading
the Pentagon Papers: “Page after endless page of it. Vile. Immoral. Despicable. Obscene… I'd
been a fool, ignorant and naive. A sucker. For such men, I had become a murderer. For such men,
I had forfeited my honor, my self-respect, and my humanity. For such men, I had been willing to
lay down my life.”
To that, Daniel Ellsberg said: Not in my name.
TIMELINE:
1973 Bruce Lee goes from Asian-American sidekick (Kato) to Asian-American hero in Enter the Dragon.
1973 Roe v. Wade.
1973 Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs.
1975 Peter Singer writes Animal Liberation.
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