Hero Worship

“Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy.” F. Scott Fitzgerald “Happy is the country which requires no heroes?” Bertolt Brecht Watching an aide enraptured with visiting royalty, [Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau] said bluntly, as they looked out the parliamentary window: “Always remember, they shit too.” Just Watch Me, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, John English Why do we pay such attention…