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Remembering a national tragedy

Several quotes here reflect on how the Columbine tragedy is remembered, with one speaker urging that it become something people continue to learn from and treat as a call to Battle against complacency.

Last Updated on May 30, 2021

Black
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Nov 07, 2020

You've never seen a Columbine done by a black child. Never. They always say, 'We can't believe it happened here. We can't believe it's these suburban white kids.' It's only them!

Quotes by Van Jones

People
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Nov 07, 2020

I think it will bring back discussion about Columbine. When Columbine happened it was the topic of the week, and we shouldn't have just moved on to something else. Whether people like the film or not, it's going to make them think about what happened.

Quotes by John Robinson

Cry
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Nov 07, 2020

I think we should be encouraged to learn from Columbine and let it be a battle cry for all of us.

Quotes by Foster Friess

Dead
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Nov 07, 2020

I was born in 1999, just a few months after 13 people were left dead after a shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado.

Quotes by Emma Gonzalez

Learning
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Nov 07, 2020

In 1999, I was running my first tech start-up and learning the Unreal Engine, the tool that would define my career as a game developer, when news of Columbine ground all work to a standstill.

Quotes by Brianna Wu

Country
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Nov 07, 2020

We've had an assault rifle ban in our country, and that did not accomplish the objectives. We had Columbine during the time that that ban was in place.

Quotes by Asa Hutchinson

Another was born in 1999, only months after the shooting, a reminder of how the tragedy's timeline still shapes how a whole generation came to Believe and understand it.

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