Martyr or Murderer? Which was John Brown?

In my opinion John Brown is a murderer.  John Brown did fight for a cause and die because of his beliefs which is the definition of a martyr, but when you think about it, didn’t he kill more people then he helped?  When John Brown attacked the arsenal, a big attack broke and the only ones who were defending John Brown were his sons.  No slaves.  He hurt more people then he helped because he did not weaponized the slaves, but instead he killed many people, who might have even been free soilers.  John Brown also attracted a federal building which is unconstitutional. John Brown was a an extremist who did not know when to stop.  During the Kansas Nebraska Act, a pro-slavery possy attacted and some violence broke out and they killed a man.  In revenge of their act of violence John Brown (anti-slavery) and his followers killed 5 men and boys which was much more extreme than the pro-slavery possy.  Along with killing men and boys he held 60 people hostage which was going way too far.  

Violence is not the only way to get your point across.  Sometimes a great public speaker can change and influence the world through passion and thoughtfulness.  When you think about it, what did John Brown really accomplish?  How many people did he influence?  Not many.  John Brown while he may be brave, should not be known as the hero that some people know of as him today.