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"For though argument does not create conviction, the lack of it destroys belief. What seems to be proved may not be embraced; but what no one shows the ability to defend is quickly abandoned. Rational argument does not create belief, but it maintains a climate in which belief may flourish."
- Austin Farrer
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Heroes, by Paul Johnson
Written by Larry Taunton
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| Non-fiction |
 Heroes is Paul Johnson's latest book in a series of three, with Intellectuals and Creators being the first two installments. Paul Johnson is an English historian and I am a keen admirer of his work. He writes with a flair and isn't inclined to make the overreaching conclusion. In Heroes he considers a number of men and women who have been considered heroes down through the ages or are heroes to Johnson himself.Portraits included obvious figures like George Washington and Winston Churchill, but also contained some surprises like Mae West and Emily Dickinson. And his conclusions were occasionally different from what one might expect: "Alexander the Great was a murderer." (True, but most historians conveniently overlook that point.) |