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Modern Icons: Rise quick, fall fast...

Koninck Salomon-XX-An Old Scholar-XX-1609-1656

The case of Oscar Pistorius [1] is not unique. Despite of whether he is found guilty or not, one thing is for sure: In an era of rush, we rush too much to declare someone a Saint. Maybe because we need them more than ever...

Old scholars needed decades or even hundreds of years to be accepted by others as "important". Now "important" is as fast as a 100-yard-dash...

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O tempora o mores!

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