We make heroes of people who are not heroes at all
Statues and sculptures of them in every village and city and town
Though most of them not worthy of such renown
Some false heroes have been found out in time
As the perpetraters of many a serious crime
Time does eventually tell what is true
For many admired as heroes such worship is not their due
Many known to be heroes are now in disgrace
Nowadays no longer the pride of their clan or their race
Since they are flawed human beings who are not free of taint
A hero is one quite different to a saint
The criminal of the future may be the hero of today
In human history it often does work out this way.
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