Masons are no different.
Whether it's a burst of anger or some behavior which others see and remember, it's a part of being human. Regretfully, none of us have the ability to 'take back' what has happened. Ignoring the scandals of various 'religious leaders' such as Jimmy Swaggart, Jim Bakker and Oral Roberts, some anti-Masons have cast aspersions on certain Masons. In reality, Arnold was among those patriots of the American Revolution who were whipsawed back and forth by political intrigue and infighting causing him to be both hurt and resentful at the manner in which he was treated. At times a hero and at times totally shunned, Arnold ultimately decided that the 'cause' for which American patriots were fighting was wrong and he defected to the side of the British.