Sept. 11 jolted America out of its second gilded age. Douglas Wilder ageamericagild Change image and share on social
September 11, 2001, revealed heroism in ordinary people who might have gone through their lives never called upon to demonstrate the extent of their courage. Geraldine Brooks callcouragedemonstrate Change image and share on social
September 11 awoke us to the threat of terrorism. It was forever bookmarked in our history as the day when life as Americans knew it, changed forever. Randy Forbes americanawakebookmarked Change image and share on social
September 11 either made me love this country or it made me realize how much I already did. I think it's the latter. Seeing "Fahrenheit 9/11" made me think deeply about love of country - how it molds us, drives and emboldens us and how it can sometimes make us so angry, we want to shout out to the world: 'No, this is wrong.' Patti Davis angrycountrydeeply share on social
September 11 happened, and all my friends were like, 'Let's join the military!' and I was the only one who actually did. Adam Driver friendhappenjoin Change image and share on social
September 11 impressed upon us that life is a precious gift. Every life has a purpose. And I think we all have a duty to devote at least a small portion of our daily lives to ensuring that neither America nor the world ever forgets September 11. Bill Frist americadailydevote share on social
September 11 is one of our worst days but it brought out the best in us. It unified us as a country and showed our charitable instincts and reminded us of what we stood for and stand for. Lamar Alexander badbringcharitable Change image and share on social
September 11 reinforced for me that whatever I'm writing about, it better be something that really matters to me because we don't know what's going to happen tomorrow. And for me it's stories about people in pain in New York. Stephen Adly Guirgis happenmatterpain share on social
September 11 shocked many Americans into an awareness that they had better pay much closer attention to what the U.S. government does in the world and how it is perceived. Many issues have been opened for discussion that were not on the agenda before. That's all to the good. Noam Chomsky agendumamericanattention share on social