What is this quote about heroes from?
February 17, 2008 1:59 AM Subscribe
Help me identify a quote about "woe to the society that needs a hero."
I don't really remember how the quote goes... But the first part is someone exclaiming about "how we need a hero for our times" and then someone remarking about "woe to the society that needs a hero." To be honest, this might be entirely wrong, in terms of the wording, but I do remember reading something like it somewhere. Sorry to be so incredibly vague.
I don't really remember how the quote goes... But the first part is someone exclaiming about "how we need a hero for our times" and then someone remarking about "woe to the society that needs a hero." To be honest, this might be entirely wrong, in terms of the wording, but I do remember reading something like it somewhere. Sorry to be so incredibly vague.
TheOtherGuy nailed it. I remember reading this for German A-level, now that takes me back.
posted by arcticseal at 2:53 AM on February 17, 2008
posted by arcticseal at 2:53 AM on February 17, 2008
The original German is "Unglücklich das Land, das Helden nötig hat!"
posted by languagehat at 9:54 AM on February 17, 2008 [1 favorite]
posted by languagehat at 9:54 AM on February 17, 2008 [1 favorite]
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A friend: Unhappy is the land that lacks a hero.
Galileo: No, unhappy is the land that needs a hero.
posted by TheOtherGuy at 2:42 AM on February 17, 2008 [1 favorite]