Sic semper tyrannis

Sic semper tyrannis, yes....thus always to tyrants!  And today, February 11, 2011, the world watched as the Egyptian people peacefully persuaded a tyrant to leave.  Even 24 hours ago, it seemed this would not happen, but it did!  Egypt, one of the oldest civilizations in the world, has seen more than its share of tyrants come and go, from well known pharaohs, to foreign despots, to their own homegrown tyrants.  But, in today's world, the young people knew they didn't have to suffer under the heel of a tyrant and his secret police any more, they knew life could be better for them and their grandchildren if they took their futures in their own hands.
I was reminded of October 1989 when the first cracks in the Berlin Wall were chipped away, when the guards between East and West no longer checked papers, and let people through, and they began streaming into the west.  Both of these times I sat and watched the television and chills ran through my body for the sheer audacity of the people, and the power of this audacity and combined strength.
I am in awe of those people.  We need to remember what Martin Luther King said: "The arc of history bends long, but it bends towards justice."  We saw that arc bend today toward justice for the Egyptian people.  The joy on people's faces is a never-to-be-forgotten sight. 
I have witnessed many wonderful events in my long life, and this is up in the top tier.