David Oyelowo - What we usually do to great men and women is relegate them to homogenised heroism. T...

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What we usually do to great men and women is relegate them to homogenised heroism. Their words and actions become soundbites and images in a way that gives us an excuse not to act bravely in our own lives.

David Oyelowo

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Was wir normalerweise großen Männern und Frauen antun, verbietet sie dem homogenisierten Heroismus. Ihre Worte und Taten werden so zu Klängen und Bildern, dass wir uns entschuldigen, in unserem eigenen Leben nicht tapfer zu handeln.

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