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"Separate an individual from society,and give him an island or a continent to possess,and he cannot acquire personal property. He cannot be rich. So inseparably are the means connected with the end,in all cases,that where the former do not exist the latter cannot be obtained. All accumulation, therefore,of personal property,beyond what a man's own hands produce, is derived to him by living in society; and he owes on every principle of justice,of gratitude,and of civilization,a part of that accumulation back again to society from whence the whole came"
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The McGlynn: A sad day for those of us who remember the pursuit of the four minute mile and the day this fine athlete and human being ran the mile below four minutes.
Britain’s Roger Bannister hits the tape to break the four-minute mile in Oxford, England. Picture: AP
THE sports world is mourning the loss of Sir Roger Bannister — the first athlete to run a sub-four minute mile — who has died.
The Sun reports that the 88-year-old passed away at home in Oxford after battling Parkinsons, his family said.
Sir Roger Bannister with his wife Moyra, after receiving his award as a Companion of Honour from the Duke of Cambridge last year. Picture: Getty
Running legend Sir Roger completed a mile (1.6 kilometres) in just 3mins 59.4 secs in May 1954.
He had little training and practised while training to be a junior doctor.
Dr Roger Bannister breaking four minute mile at Oxford. Picture: Supplied
A few months later in 1954, Bannister beat Australian rival John Landy in the Miracle Mile or Mile of the Century at the Empire Games in Vancouver, British Columbia as both men ran under 4 minutes.
He went on to become a top brain doc and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford.
A statement released on behalf of Sir Roger’s family said: “Sir Roger Bannister, died peacefully in Oxford on 3rd March 2018, aged 88, surrounded by his family who were as loved by him, as he was loved by them.
“He banked his treasure in the hearts of his friends.”
Tributes poured in with everyone from British Prime Minister Theresa May to Australian runner Steve Moneghetti remembering the sports legend.
Married Sir Roger, knighted for services to sport in 1975, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2011.
He told BBC Radio Oxford in 2014: “I have seen, and looked after, patients with so many neurological and other disorders that I am not surprised I have acquired an illness.
“It’s in the nature of things, there’s a gentle irony to it.”
Married Sir Roger, knighted for services to sport in 1975, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2011.
He told BBC Radio Oxford in 2014: “I have seen, and looked after, patients with so many neurological and other disorders that I am not surprised I have acquired an illness.
“It’s in the nature of things, there’s a gentle irony to it.”
Bannister was aided by Sir Christopher Chataway and Chris Brasher as pacemakers as he broke the fabled four minute mark at the Iffley Road in Oxford on May 6 1954.
That year he won a Commonwealth and European Championship gold medal.
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