OPINIONISTA: The fall and rise of public heroism

In much of the world, then, the value of heroism is again on the rise.

The future may well lie not with politicians and diplomats, but with those men — and women — who are not afraid to die.Robert Skidelsky, a member of the British House of Lords, is Professor Emeritus of Political Economy at Warwick University.

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