Heroes
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The Politics of Inspiration
David Frum: The function of heroes in the past should be to inspire us to act in the present, but not necessarily in the exact same way as those heroes did in their historical context. He says if we glorify people from the past, then we start looking with suspicion and doubt at anybody in our surroundings that might actually be pursuing heroic action. "When our gaze is turned backwards into the past, it can turn us against the present itself," he adds.
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