The Power of the Truly Extraordinary

We have all heard of Lindsey Lohan, Paris Hilton and for the ladies Charlie Sheen and Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino of “The Jersey Shore.” Of infinitely greater import, names such as Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, Ford and Edison really have had an impact on our past and on the world at large.

However, life is led at the individual level. People such as Richard Winters, Joshua Chamberlain and John Von Neumann have contributed so much to society on so many levels that our debt to them can never be repaid.