The Sounds of 9/11

"Crisis is a great editor."

Just prior to and immediately after the Al-Qaeda attacks on September 11, 2001, phone calls were made by many of the soon-to-be victims to loved ones. None of these calls were made to air past grievances or argue about something petty. Nobody called to say, "I never liked you." This human spirit is captured by former White House speechwriter Peggy Noonan in an opinion article for the Wall Street Journal.