Spanish democracy was murdered, and Roosevelt and Chamberlain and Leon Blum and Edouard Daladier stood by and wrung their hands and did nothing.
Only the Soviet Union tried to help. Only Josef Stalin sent machine guns and tanks and airplanes and cadre to try to help.
Too little and too late, but the International Brigades fought proudly and well. We will never bow our heads and we will never forget what we tried to do.
Maybe the world will remember some day.
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Somebody blew a horn outside and Lindsey blinked. He’d been drawn into the book. It was written without grace or polish but its obvious passion had caught him up. He laid it aside. He took a shower. It had been a long day after all. He brushed his teeth, climbed into pajamas and crawled into bed.
He picked up the remote a
