2) "Many of us have been shot, too, many, many times, again and again, in the same exact place. But like Roosevelt, we stagger to our feet after each blow, mindful that we are still alive, though the wound gapes ever wider."
That's very heroic. Meanwhile, Americans non-metaphorically shoot humans in Central Asia every day.
On You've Been Shot
1) Wilson was a Democrat.
2) "Many of us have been shot, too, many, many times, again and again, in the same exact place. But like Roosevelt, we stagger to our feet after each blow, mindful that we are still alive, though the wound gapes ever wider."
That's very heroic. Meanwhile, Americans non-metaphorically shoot humans in Central Asia every day.