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In the 20th Century there seemed no bigger controversy than Einstein’s affiliation with the communist party and his strictness towards communism. Einstein had become an almost superstar in the public eye, so his affiliation during the cold war would obviously come into question. Now here lays a place where I see a dilemma, because Einstein was held in such high regard, is it his responsibility to wave his personal opinion and be there in support of a country that has housed him and his work. Or was it acceptable, as he did, to voice his opinion and use strong pacifistic approaches to political situations that in times like these can break the image of a government. In the end for Einstein it boils down to having the right to dissent and actually dissenting, is it ones moral responsibility to be a figure of hope for a nation on its knees? Or do these figures that end up lasting in our memory as those who stood tall in the face of adversity remember because that was there ideals and we glorified them. Is a Hero made by public opinion swaying with the wind as it goes? Or was Einstein our choice to be the one and he fell at the feet of his challenge and instead chose a personal road of political action. Though in the end I offer one more differing opinion if you will, was it because of the hardships Einstein had to endure as a Jew that he was estranged from any nationalism that when the call was heard, his ears did not recognize its sound?