Thanks, and sorry for being so abrasive; but just like my quote could be taken as "supporting Kasparov" (but wasn't meant that way, I would have to read up on h

Thanks, and sorry for being so abrasive; but just like my quote could be taken as "supporting Kasparov" (but wasn't meant that way, I would have to read up on him to have a stance), I misunderstood your response as an oblique slight against that quote and its author. And while she wasn't perfect, because nobody is, and we can always argue the content of her words -- as far as character goes, Hannah Arendt did live by them as far as I can tell.