"He who is brave, is free." - Seneca - [Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt at 11 PM. 1/25/2011] Epic Photo

[blizz]

The sign says "Leave, leave, Mubarak."

[blizz]

1. Thank you my friend latenightcabdriving for taking this amazing photo. Thanks to all DU members

welcoming so warmly

[OneGrassRoot]

15. Adding my welcome, and gratitude for sharing the pic....

:hi:

:hug:

[aquart]

2. That's an iconic shot.

What happened next?

[blizz]

3. 3 killed, 250 wounded :(

[aquart]

31. Sounds bad.

But actually, they haven't gotten serious yet. What's going to matter, I learned from #iranelection, is what happens to the people who were arrested. Do they ever get to go home? Or do they disappear?

[xchrom]

4. recommend

[fasttense]

5. Historic picture there.

It kind of reminds me of the lone man in front of the tank on Tienanmen Square.

Here's to all the brave souls fighting for their chance at freedom. May God or Allah protect them all.

[eShirl]

6. "God or Allah"

What's in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;

(kick & recommend)

[blizz]

7. Things are getting to a breaking point and Im suprised its not getting much news traction here

[eShirl]

8. That should change once the breaking point is reached.

[Kip Humphrey]

9. "Courage to Protest"... my new desktop background.

[blizz]

10. the photographer thanks you!

[a la izquierda]

11. Wow, what an amazing photo!

A friend of mine is teaching at the American University in Cairo. I hope everyone stays as safe as possible.

[blizz]

12. A Large portion of the police joined the rioters, a Capt told him men to stand down and join them

[blindpig]

13. The situation cannot be minimized...

Solidarity!

[TBF]

14. Solidarity with the workers of Egypt. K&R nt

[Dorian Gray]

16. That's a cool pic

[Lint Head]

17. This is bravery!

[Zephie]

18. This gives me chills

I hope more people than just DU are getting to see this photo, it's fabulous.

[blizz]

19. id like everyone to see it but not sure how to really get it out there, is #1 on reddit right now

[Zephie]

20. Try submiting it as an iReport to CNN

[alphafemale]

24. Post it everywhere you can think of.

I'll post it to Facebook if you have the original link address.

[alphafemale]

26. I got the original link by right clicking the image and shared.

Thank you for sharing it here.

[Schema Thing]

21. !

[TorchTheWitch]

22. Which Seneca?

There were two - Seneca the Elder and Seneca the Younger. Seneca the Younger was the son of Seneca the Elder and the tutor and advisor of Nero. Both were scholars and writers, and both have a number of famous quotes attributed to them. And both of them would have responded to such protest and rebellion by tossing all involved into the arena with the lions inviting all and sundry to cheer their brutal demise.

[blizz]

28. 1st AD Seneca

[alphafemale]

23. Are you saying this pic did not come from the Corp. Media but from something

that some random person posted on the web?

This really needs to go viral.

And welcome to DU.

[Catherina]

25. Saved. Rec'd. Applauded! Welcome to DU

:hi:

[Lucinda]

27. Amazing shot. TY!

[fishwax]

29. k/r and welcome to DU!

:kick:

[Catherina]

30. Photo just picked up by Egyptian Revolution Twitter

# Twitterlogo_normal 4WH RT @m4wh: This is what the fight for democracy looks like: http://yfrog.com/gzyg5kuj via @abanidrees #Jan25 #25Jan #tahrir #Egypt #FreeEgypt less than 20 seconds ago via HootSuite

[blizz]

32. wonderful!