Today, a debate exists over how Arnold should be remembered. Does this man deserve to be remembered as only a vengeful turncoat, or was he truly a patriot who was influenced by his surroundings? To help answer this question, I interviewed Chris Sabick of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum: “I don’t think he deserves the revilement that is the automatic knee-jerk reaction that most people have when you say the words, “Benedict Arnold”, I think it was a much more nuanced situation than he was obviously a traitor.” No matter how you look at it, it's obvious that the legacy of this man was neither black or white and shouldn't be treated as either one. 

"I believe that it’s a much more nuanced question, as I mentioned earlier than just saying very clearly that he was a traitor or he was a hero, because in fact he was both things."

​​​​​​​- Chris Sabick, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum