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"The opportunities for heroism are limited in this kind of world: the most people can do is sometimes not to be as weak as they've been at other times."

Wilson, Angus on heroes and heroism    Share

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"It's true that heroes are inspiring, but mustn't they also do some rescuing if they are to be worthy of their name? Would Wonder Woman matter if she only sent commiserating telegrams to the distressed?"

Winterson, Jeanette on heroes and heroism    Share

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"He would still see it as his duty to shut up and get on with it, not cause any trouble. In our own time we've made a hero of the rebel, and it's more heroic to speak up. "

Campbell, Eddie on heroes and heroism    Share

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"Every hero becomes a bore at last."

Emerson, Ralph Waldo on heroes and heroism    Share

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Quotation Speech Marks "As a rule, all heroism is due to a lack of reflection, and thus it is necessary to maintain a mass of imbeciles. If they once understand themselves the ruling men will be lost."

Renan, Ernest
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