&gt;Maybe it&#x27;s better that people die, and all we&#x27;re left with is our memories of them, or written statements of their ideas or accounts of their deeds. We pick up what we find useful from them, and have the freedom to discard what isn&#x27;t. Every political movement has a built-in time limit based on the deaths of its most powerful leaders. Greater diversity in people and thoughts grows, because we don&#x27;t have the luxury of keeping them the same forever. Many mistakes will die with their creator, and everyone else can move on.<p>Fantastic points. I was about to type something along the same lines when I saw your reply. You said it much better than I could have.