Morality is not what it used to be. You need to judge these people by the standards of the time. If this is all you can see where these historical figures are concerned you have issues; just like they had issues. Maybe you are looking for a religious or mythological hero ??
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Mature student of literature, politics, philosophy. I’ve edited and published some ‘bitesize’ Nietzsche on medium and am now studying Shelley.
