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. I half expected Mr. Kramer to point to the irony of Eastwood's hubris compared to the words of his character, Dirty Harry: "A man's got to know his limitations." br> -- David Bruneau /p>

How Incredible.

Something Mr. Kramer says near the end of his piece about Eastwood's deconstruction of heroism puts me in mind of a few quotes from a great movie:

p>Helen: Everyone's special, Dash. br> Dash: Which is another way of saying no one is... br> Syndrome: Everyone can be Super! And when everyone's Super... no one will be. /p>

Sure, everyone has the ability to be a hero, but only a few get the chance; of those few who get the chance only a few take it. Whether or not "we are all heroes in our own very special way" some people prove it.

p>Many of the men who died there on Iwo Jima were heroes as were the ones who are remembered for raising the flag, but a living person can explain why they did what they did. br> -- Troy Harmon br> (Quotes from

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