Words Worth Noting - March 21, 2024

“In the old days, they founded nations (Moses, George Washington) or saved them (Nelson at Trafalgar). Because of their grand stature, they had grand flaws. The greater the man, the greater his perversity, says the Talmud (I translate loosely).”

Rick Salutin in Globe & Mail June 10, 2005 [on “heroes”].