There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of heroes and villains, the people you can bravo or hiss. There was a truth to them that all the slick credulity of today cannot touch.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker prefers clear moral distinctions of the past over modern ambiguity, valuing honesty over slick modernity.
- In plain terms
- Old days had clear heroes and villains, unlike today's confusing truths.
- What can you take from it?
- Clear moral lines often feel more honest than modern ambiguity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is life clearer with heroes and villains?
- What truth do you value most?
Another view
Romanticizing the past ignores its own complexities and hypocrisies.
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