Reply #49: We are in agreement on the important point here

[Jack Rabbit]

We've gone into a Socratic dialog about the definition of heroism; let's agree to disagree about that.

Whether it qualifies as heroism or not, we are agreed that O'Grady survived an unusual event by demonstrating resourcefulness and a strong will, which I think we will agree further are admirable traits in a human being; therefore, we should be able to say that Captain O'Grady's conduct in the Balkans, whether it rises to the level of the heroic or not, is worthy of our admiration. Moreover, it is an objective fact that he performed acts worthy of our admiration and that it cannot be taken away from him, regardless of any wrongheaded pronouncements he may be making now.