Without will, without individuals, there are no heroes. But neither are there villains. And the absence of villains is as prostrating, as soul-destroying, as the absence of heroes.


On Looking Into the Abyss: Untimely Thoughts on Culture and Society (ed. Vintage, 1995)

Gertrude Himmelfarb Quotes

Without will, without individuals, there are no heroes. But neither are there villains. And the absence of villains is as prostrating, as...

Without will, without individuals, there are no heroes. But neither are there villains. And the absence of villains is as prostrating, as...

Without will, without individuals, there are no heroes. But neither are there villains. And the absence of villains is as prostrating, as...

Without will, without individuals, there are no heroes. But neither are there villains. And the absence of villains is as prostrating, as...