Heroism in a politically correct age.
From: National Review
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Date: 1/26/1998
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Author: Podhoretz, Norman
Mr. Podhoretz is editor-at-large of Commentary and a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute.
The following two essays are adapted from speeches given at a conference last month in honor of Margaret Thatcher.
THERE is a saying in the Talmud: "Who is a hero? He who conquers his evil inclination." Nothing could be further from the ethos of our present culture. For much of this century heroism has been defined by the upper reaches of Western culture in antinomian terms. The word ...
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