we now may be sorry

"There is never a wrong time to do the right thing," said notable 1st amendment lawyer Robert Corn-Revere. "By posthumously pardoning Lenny Bruce," he continued, "the state of New York declares to the world that it is a safe harbor of liberty for creative minds." Such an official act would do more than simply honor Bruce's personal commitment to freedom; it would serve as a public monument to liberty. — spotted in the July 14, 2003 issue of The Nation