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A Dearth of Heroes

Tuesday, November 12, 2002

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Putu Setia
Tempo Senior Editor

 

Every era needs a hero. But shouldn’t the criteria of what constitutes a hero be adjusted with the march of time? One who fought for independence in the past passes away after amassing an ill-gotten fortune. Was he a hero and should he have been buried with military honors in the heroes’ cemetery?

A hero in our time should not necessarily be a soldier who died in action. Neither should he be a so


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