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Friedrich Nietzsche Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (October 15, 1844 – August 25, 1900) was a German philosopher, cultural critic, poet, philologist, and Latin... Read More
General George Patton General George Smith Patton Jr. (November 11, 1885 – December 21, 1945) was a senior officer of the United States... Read More
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Pope Francis, 266th and current Pope of the Roman Catholic Church Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on December 17, 1936) is the 266th and current Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, a... Read More
Benjamin Franklin, earned the title of “The First American” for his early and indefatigable campaigning for colonial unity, initially as an author and spokesman in London for several colonies Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790) is one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A renowned polymath,... Read More
Billy Graham, Christian evangelist, ordained as a Southern Baptist minister, who rose to celebrity status in 1949 reaching a core constituency of middle-class, moderately conservative Protestants William Franklin “Billy” Graham, Jr. (born November 7, 1918) is an American evangelical Christian evangelist, ordained as a Southern Baptist... Read More
Napoleon Hill, American Author Napoleon Hill (October 26, 1883 – November 8, 1970) was an American New Thought author and a suspected con man. He... Read More
American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher Elbert Hubbard Elbert Green Hubbard (June 19, 1856 – May 7, 1915) was an American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher. Raised in... Read More
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