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“The hero's will is not that of his ancestors nor of his society, but his own. This will to be oneself is heroism.”

Society Hero Oneself Ancestor Heroism

Author:Jose Ortega y Gasset

“Truth is certainly a branch of morality and a very important one to society.”

Important Society Hero Morality Truth Is Branches Heroic Comeback

Book:Jefferson: Political Writings

Source: Jefferson: Political Writings

“When you think of the long and gloomy history of man, you will find more hideous crimes have been committed in the name of obedience than have ever been committed in the name of rebellion.”

Thinking Men Long Has Beens Names Society Crime Acceptance Hero Committed Obedience Rebellion Heroic Discernment Hideous Gloomy

Book:The Physicists

Source: The Physicists

“Man's greatest actions are performed in minor struggles. Life, misfortune, isolation, abandonment and poverty are battlefields which have their heroes - obscure heroes who are at times greater than illustrious heroes.”

Men Action Community Poverty Struggle Greater Society Hero Empowerment Isolation Misfortunes Minors Obscure Abandonment Battlefields Life Struggle

Book:The novels

Source: The novels

“O beautiful for spacious skies, . . . O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife, Who more than self their country loved, And mercy more than life! America! America! May God thy gold refine, Til all success be nobleness And every gain divine!”

May Self Country America Beautiful Business Society Sky Divine Hero Ethics Gains Gold Mercy Strife Liberating

Book:America the Beautiful: And Other Poems

Source: America the Beautiful: And Other Poems

“Heroes are Ordinary People whose social action is Extra-Ordinary/ who ACT when others are passive, who give up EGO-centrism for SOCIO-centrism.”

People Giving Action Social Society Hero Ego Giving Up Ordinary Extraordinary Active Extras Passive Ordinary People Egocentric Social Action Service And Sacrifice

Author:Philip Zimbardo

“We praise like frogs, Swear like frogs, Turn midgets into heroes, and heroes into scum: We never stop and think.”

Thinking Turns Society Hero Praise Swear Frogs Scum Midget

Author:Nizar Qabbani

“They hate being unable to control you.”

Power Society Hero Empowerment Individuality Control Villain

Book:There and Never, Ever Back Again: Diary of a Dark Lord

Source: There and Never, Ever Back Again: Diary of a Dark Lord