Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross and known as the “Angel of the Battlefield,” was a remarkable woman of lionhearted courage and sterling character. Like any prominent person she had critics. When a friend of hers reminded Clara of the criticism someone had made of her work, Clara couldn’t remember it. Surprised, her friend said, “You don’t remember it?” Clara’s response is classic: “No, I distinctly remember forgetting it.” Love makes a point of forgetting wrongs suffered. African-American