"There is no longer any room for hope." -Patrick Henry - "Speech to the Second Virginia Convention"
This photograph goes with this quote from Patrick Henry, because in this moment, it is what everyone was thinking. Before the towers collapsed no one thought it would happen. They thought that the people would be able to get out and the fire would be put out, and that at the end of the day the buildings would still be there. This was not the case and everyone realized there was no reason for them to hope anymore.
"'Tis surprising to see how rapidly a panic will sometimes run through a country."-Thomas Paine- "The American Crisis"
When we look back at September 11, 2001 we don't only see the events of the day. We see the reactions of the people. There were a lot of pictures taken that day and many of them were of people fleeing for their lives. Panic struck each person who was involved, but not only they were panicked. Everyone watched on TV and as they watched they were in total panic. All anyone wanted to do was to find out where their family was, and to find out what was going on. It's amazing how fast everyone became panicked so quickly.
"These are times that try men's souls." - Thomas Paine- "The American Crisis"
This picture makes me want to cry. It is so sad to see a man in uniform completely unable to contain the sadness that he feels. This quote really shows that the few weeks following 9/11 were extremely hard for people to cope with. Everyone was so distraught, and it was a time when people could just cry.
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