A rope is coiled on warm stone beside deep blue-green harbour water.

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Bob Dylan

I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Freedom comes with other people in the picture. This definition of a hero asks what you do with the choices you have, and who feels the consequences. The praise is for care as much as courage.

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