I suppose this is true. Reputation and glory are, pretty universally, coveted. Great people have died, at the hands of those who were more iron-willed or, at least, surer shots. The Burr-Hamilton duel stands out. Alexander Hamilton, before the duel, might well have been on a tangent, leading to the presidency. After the duel, Aaron Burr stood no such chance, whatsoever. I was given a guest post on another thinker's website, regarding such human frailties as arrogance, ignorance, narcissism and pride. In the short piece, I placed these things on a continuum and gave an assessment of an old, largely military, announcement: *never apologize, it's a sign of weakness* you can look it up at VOW, if you are interested. As a younger acolyte, I had missed the point. After an Army Special Ops friend died, years ago, I regretted never having the opportunity to tell him that I 'got it'.
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I suppose this is true. Reputation and glory are, pretty universally, coveted. Great people have died, at the hands of those who were more iron-willed or, at least, surer shots. The Burr-Hamilton duel stands out. Alexander Hamilton, before the duel, might well have been on a tangent, leading to the presidency. After the duel, Aaron Burr stood no such chance, whatsoever. I was given a guest post on another thinker's website, regarding such human frailties as arrogance, ignorance, narcissism and pride.
In the short piece, I placed these things on a continuum and gave an assessment of an old, largely military, announcement: *never apologize, it's a sign of weakness* you can look it up at VOW, if you are interested. As a younger acolyte, I had missed the point. After an Army Special Ops friend died, years ago, I regretted never having the opportunity to tell him that I 'got it'.
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