Why I love Einstein? He is not only a genius, he can actually speak my mind:

"This topic brings me to that worst outcrop of herd life, the military system, which I abhor... This plague-spot of civilization ought to be abolished with all possible speed. Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism -- how passionately I hate them!

He was saddened by the fact that E=MC2 was used destructively rather than creatively. Sigh.