wisdom
Written on 16 January 2003 | Posted in politicking | 0 Comments
A little piece of wisdom from Stephen O’Shea:
“Saints and heretics have the same problem: their stories have been so distorted by biased biographers that their lives are obscured by lies.”
Of course, O’Shea is speaking within the context of the heroes and villains of Medieval religion, but the same could be true of practically any dichotomy, from an idea to a pair of rival individuals. It seems particularly poignant to me given the current state of US politics.