The measure of a person is not what they've done in their past, but how, why, and what they're going about doing lately.

A person can be measured by their ideals, attitudes, and behaviors.

So, yeah, the unrepentant don't deserve a seat at the table. Their science can stay, however, and the fact that they played a part remembered. But that's more than enough for people for whom nothing good can be said about.

As an American, I'm ready to eject Thomas Jefferson from the front of our money, for one.