Great tragedy has come to us, and we are meeting it with the best that is in our country, with courage and concern for others because this is America. This is who we are.
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What makes America great is that we can come together during times of national tragedy.
We just sent our condolences to the President of the United States and the American people on what is a terrible, terrible tragedy.
It is in times of great tragedy when the true spirit of our wonderful country unites as one.
We have been terrorised by what happened in America and we express our condolences to the American people who suffered from this unexpected catastrophe and a new world war.
An American tragedy in which we all have played a part.
Tragedy takes us to the very state of consciousness which, were we to hold to it, would go far toward preventing further tragedies.
War is tragedy. The great war stories are tragedies. It's the failure of diplomacy. 'War and Peace,' 'A Farewell to Arms,' 'For Whom the Bell Tolls.' Those are some of the greatest tragedies.
For as long as this nation has known war, we have embraced the heroes it has produced. Americans have rightfully noted the honor and nobility of courage under hostile fire and thanked those who perished in their defense.
Tragedy, loss, and hurt often arrive unanticipated. How we react when we are surprised will tell our families whether what we have taught and testified lies deep in our hearts.
That seems to me the great American danger we're all in, that we'll bargain away the experience of being alive for the appearance of it.
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