Let Us Now Praise Famous Men

by Theodore Dalrymple (November 2015)

As I grow older, my inclination to praise famous men increases. By fame I do not mean celebrity in the vulgar sense, I mean it in the old-fashioned sense of outstanding excellence in some admirable or desirable quality. I have been fortunate to meet many such famous men, and it seems to me wrong that I should not pay tribute to their memory.  more>>>

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  1. What a pity you did not illustrate the article with an image of one of the Turner paintings, but rather the Lowry, which is well-known, and easily accessible.

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