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    Two days after his death, The Blotter, a City Pages blog, presented —written in the event that astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were trapped on the moon—under the heading of “Failed moon landing speech leaks to internet.” "These brave men, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, know that there is no hope for their recovery ... But they also know that there is hope for mankind in their sacrifice." Following the blog post, a commenter by the name of “noodleman” rightly noted that the speech had actually been available on several Web sites for some time, and that Safire himself had included it in his book, “Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches In History.” In his book, Safire wrote about discovering this speech in an exhibition at the National Archives, along with a copy of Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation and a copy of the Magna Carta. Full Article at Finding Dulcinea
    These brave men, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, know that there is no hope for their recovery ... But they also know that there is hope for mankind in their sacrifice.
    William Safire SOURCE: Finding Dulcinea 1 month ago