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Daniel Ellsberg, Glenda Jackson, Melanie Phillips, Sir Ben Helfgott

Last Word

CHAPTER

The Importance of Personal Responsibility

Daniel Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times in 1971. He was charged with 12 felony counts, facing a potential total of 115 years in prison. "He felt that every day that the war continued was resulting in murder," his son says. Daniel Ellsberg: My father didn't hesitate when the moment came; I'm just thinking about the effect on his family"

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