>These people are not brilliant. This reminds me of the following quote. "After all, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named did great things — terrible, yes, but great." -

>These people are not brilliant. This reminds me of the following quote. "After all, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named did great things — terrible, yes, but great." -Ollivander It seems our language has some aversion to recognizing desirable traits in undesirable people. Almost like recognizing the trait is seen as praising the trait and praising the trait is seen as praising the person.