In the eyes of history, that does tend to be the case, unfortunately. Think of all the former or current colonial and imperial powers, and their leaders. They

In the eyes of history, that does tend to be the case, unfortunately. Think of all the former or current colonial and imperial powers, and their leaders. They have lots of blood on their hands, but most of them are viewed far less critically than they should be. It would be good to change that, but it's an uphill slope, not least because you need to tackle current and recent world leaders as well.