Who's Your Favorite Historical Figure?

[abaris]

And that's fine. I just didn't realize that people had to be some paragon of excellence in order to be admirable, according to his long explanation.

You know there are certain keywords I'm using with the utmost care. Admiration is one of them. I may be nitpicking, but I can like something without admiring it. Admiration, for me at least, defines something perfect. I've never found anyone to admire, but lots I like.

The other extreme would be hate. I've yet to find anyone to really hate, since there are always mittigating facors involved.