A powerful piece to read. Such stories of true steadfastness in the face of death compel me to remember with derision people in the US who repeat widely held views while under no threat, not even unpopularity, and then praise themselves for "speaking truth to power".
I think that liberty is not secured by the soldiers that defend a country, but by each citizen, throughout their lives. Whatever occupation they have, it is the people who struggle to seize and secure liberty from their governments that really matter.
This Mr. Wickrematunge seems to be one of those people, who has given his life in pursuit of liberty for his countrymen. The world is less for his loss - RIP.
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