Every society honors its live conformists and its dead troublemakers.
A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill.
Society honors its living conformists and its dead troublemakers.
We may not always agree with every one of our neighbors. That's life. And it's part of living in such a diverse and dense city. But we also recognize that part of being a New Yorker is living with your neighbors in mutual respect and tolerance. It was exactly that spirit of openness and acceptance that was attacked on 9/11 2001.