1. The one who fights for the motherland is a noble hero. The one who fights for the welfare of the country is more noble than the former, but the more noble hero fights for mankind.
From: [Germany] Herder's "The Highest Virtue"
Introduction: "The Most Noble Virtue" is a poem about love and hate written by the German poet Herder. The content of poetry involves war, but it does not revolve around themes such as the cruelty and meaninglessness of war. Instead, it starts from the perspective of what is a true hero and what is the most noble moral character, gradually revealing the answer to us.
The whole poem is divided into three stanzas. In the first two stanzas, the poet tells us about those soldiers who are driven by others and go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. They do not know who they are fighting for or why they are fighting. They just "shoot" and "stab" aimlessly. ”, “slash” and “slaughter”. In the end, they were injured and sent to the hospital, groaning together with countless others. However, once the war was over, they could not help but live on the streets, begging from others.
2. A country without heroes is so unfortunate!
From: [Germany] Brecht's "The Life of Galileo"
Introduction: "The Life of Galileo" is Brecht created the historical drama between 1937 and 1939. It premiered in Switzerland in 1943. Brecht revised the play during his stay in the United States and after his final return to Germany. .
The script is based on the life of Galileo, an Italian mathematician, astronomer and physicist in the 17th century. It reproduces Galileo's support for the Copernican system with the sun as the center of the universe and his opposition to the trust of the earth as the center of the universe. The Lemaic system violated the church, and he was placed under house arrest in his later years. He was almost blind, but he was still obsessed with research.
The script revolves around the conflict between dogmatism and scientific facts, exploring the meaning of old and new changes, the value of adhering to truth in the face of pressure, and the social responsibility of scientists.
3. Heroes are basically a mixture of half-gods and half-animals. Sometimes they are as angry as wild waves, and sometimes they are compassionate.
From: [English] Byron's "Don Juan"
Introduction: "Don Juan" is a long narrative poem written by Byron. The novel shows the real life in Europe in the early 19th century through the protagonist Don Juan's life experiences in different countries such as Spain, Greece, Turkey, Russia and the United Kingdom, and satirizes and criticizes the "Holy Alliance" and European reactionary forces.
4. The history of the world, the history that mankind has completed in this world, is ultimately the history of the great people who have worked hard in the world. They are leaders of mankind, legendary figures, and role models that all living beings follow and strive to imitate. We might even say that they are the creators of the world.
From: [English] Carlyle's "Heroes and Hero Worship"
5. Great men are always fire from heaven; others look forward to him like fuel, so that they will also burn. .
From: [English] Carlyle's "Heroes and Hero Worship"