Thu 14 Jan 2021
Hero
Posted by PJ under heroes, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:
“The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else. If it had been possible, he would have settled the matter otherwise, and without bloodshed. He doesn’t boast of his own death or of others’. But he doesn’t repent. He suffers and keeps his mouth shut; if anything, others then exploit him, making him a myth, while he, the man worthy of esteem, was only a poor creature who reacted with dignity and courage in an event bigger than he was.â€
—Umberto Eco, “Gods of the Underworld: Why Are They Laughing In Those Cages?†Travels in Hyperreality (tr. William Weaver)
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