--you said  "A man must
be a part of the actions and passions of his time, or be in danger of being
judged not to have lived."  (Goethe, perhaps?  I'd love to know the exact
quote and source.)--

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.  said it in his Memorial Day essay "In Our Youth
Our Hearts Were Touched With Fire"
Trisha Yarbrough
East Central University