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Re:Aaron Swartz was not a saint by sliverstorm on Monday February 04, 2013 @10:59PM (#5168951)
He was a saint

Oh?

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Re:Aaron Swartz was not a saint by nilved on Monday February 04, 2013 @11:03PM (#5168962)
Isn't the most common contemporary definition of 'saint' a person who loses their life in pursuing a noble cause? How does Swartz not fit that definition?
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Re:Aaron Swartz was not a saint by brittonsmith on Monday February 04, 2013 @11:28PM (#5169080)
You're thinking of a martyr. Saintliness, other than the silly Catholic rules, refers more to living righteously. You can be either one of those without being the other.
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