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True , it may be said , the emotional , moral , and aesthetic natures of humanity have not radically changed - - that in these the old poems apply to our times and all times , irrespective of date ; an that they are of incalculable value as pictures of the past . But our being together here today is a stark reminder that there are still those in our midst who are bent on perpetrating the crimes of the past . I think the simplistic attacks of the past with worldwide impacts are far fewer , and we expect that to be further reduced . Abruptly confronted with information about his mother 's unseemly death more than 30 years ago , Dave finds the crimes of the past mingling with the crimes of the present . President Bush has declared a " war " on terrorists and expressed his determination to smoke out the villains responsible for the terrible assaults of Sept. 11 as well as other vicious attacks of the past decade . The few terror attacks of the past few months were not the handwork of the violent and murderous group we knew . WWII was different in that THEY tried to " kick OUR ass " but THEY were unjust and our Greatest Generation , with the moral resolve that we were in fact fighting for all that was true and just in the world and to protect all that was good and right with the America , and with resources the enemy could not match , PREVAILED.NOW , in your scenario we are to " kick their ass " when they have done nothing similar to the enemies of the past : they have attacked no one , they have really threatened no one ( except as a preventive , " you threaten us , we 'll protect ourselves " . Knowledge and awareness of crimes of the past together with teaching tolerance are the prerequisites for assuring that every individual can live in freedom and security . As a result of the terrorist attacks of the past few months , and in an effort to prevent further attacks , Israeli forces remained close to Palestinian population centers .