You could, I suppose, argue that the 20th century produced worse villains than Kissinger, or that his motives were less personally corrupt than those of many of his peers.

But here's the thing. As an American, I must remember that Kissinger's crimes were done at least partly in my name. That the blood he spilled stains my own hands.

We must repudiate his legacy, or we will always remain complicit in it.