Deletion of Greatness

Comment: a notable concept discussed by historians, philosophers, and other writers.  It may be out of fashion today but it used to be much more widely popular.  The first sentence needs to go as it is POV and serves as a general commentary about the topic rather than giving encyclopedic information about it. Sources to satisfy  can be found http://books.google.com/books?q=greatness&btnG=Search+Books here and Google Scholar.  See also Great man theory. Once notability is established, the rest is left to cleanup
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:N)