r/AskReddit • u/DrCompenomics • 12h ago

Who’s the best real-life example of “you either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain,” and what happened?

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u/Kavein80 8h ago

It not just the he was not promoted, he was owed a significant amount of money from the government that they refused to pay him, in fact they said he owed THEM! So yeah, every man has his breaking point and the Continental Congress pushed Benedict to his

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u/Loneliestar 4h ago

Learning about how America shit on Arnold and was somehow shocked when he turned coat was hilarious.

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u/KaraAliasRaidra 3h ago

Dang, the Continental Congress was acting like Mr. Krabs!