I don't think that's good enough (if you'll pardon the pun) Giltwist. I want to be able to say, "What the crusaders did when they sacked Constantinople was evil", and under your definition, unless you clarify it a bit, I can't validly say that without being anachronistic.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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