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What the condemned’s last letters can teach us about life

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January 3, 12:00 pm

What the condemned’s last letters can teach us about life
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Saturday 3 January 2026

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Essay / Death

The last letter

Condemned to death by firing squad, French resistance fighters put pen to paper. Their dying words can teach us how to live

Daniel R Brunstetter

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