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Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by bitou, Jul 13, 2008.

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  1. bitou

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    I just want to put this thread on to let people tell us who they considers as the most "influential" political or historical figures. You can name as many people as you

    I will start with Codenlizza Rice the secrateray of State. It is not because she is secretary of state , It is because she is an Intellectual woman. I am fascinated by her knowledge and she represent what we call Intelligencia. Condi is a role model for me .

    Barack Obama. I dont want to elaborate on him for respect to John Mccain suppoters

    Francois Mitterand the late french president .

    Margeritt tchatcher former british prime minister

    Rene Descates French Philosophe and mathematician

    John Paul the second ( the late pope)

    Larry King , yes I think is an historical figure .

    John F. Kennedy

    Victor Hugo French novelist

    Martin luther King Jr

    I rather stop here
     
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  2. MusicIsLife

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    Re: Polital or Historical figures.

    Terry Fox

    ...Thats All I can think of
     
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    Re: Polital or Historical figures.

    A political figure that has made an impact I think is Hillary Clinton. She showed women and minorities how far someone can get when they believe in it and that sexism is slowly dying out. Hillary Clinton is one of the greatest political figures the United States has today.
     
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    There are a number of people that I can think of. Some of the top of my mind are Ronald Reagan, Mandela, Pope John Paul II, Bill Gates (for want he as done for PC's), Martin Luther King, JFK. I could go on for quite a while.
     
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    Off the top of my head, Thomas Jefferson is the single political/historical figure that has had a great influence on my thinking.
     
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    Omg mrrolemodel, you're like my new best friend! Lol. It's great we both think so highly of this amazing woman. (*hug*)
     
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    Hitler, Stalin, Lennin.. i'd say they are influental.. and if you dont belive so they will kill you

    On An Australian Leval....
    John Howard.... Australia's Second longest serving PM
    Don Chipp... Founder Of The Australian Democrats
    Julia Gillard <3 What a great woman the next prime minister
    Natasha Stott Despojya... Youngest Woman In Parlement Ever
    There are heaps more... Pretty Much Everyone Exept Brendan Nelson
     
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  9. bitou

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    Well , I will go with Staline even though is was a committing a lot of crime. I m only impress by the way he rebuilt the soviet Union. The reconstruction of the soviet Union after the end of the revolution in 1917 is the most fascination part of the soviet history. The way Staline put back the country on track with is famous plan called " the 5 steps plan"
     
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    Queen Elizabeth I.
    Queen Elizabeth II.
    Queen Victoria.
    Queen Mary of Scotland.
    King Henry VIII.
    Queen Anne Boelyn.
    Queen Raina of the Kingdom of Jordan.
    Angela Merkel.
    Adolph Hitler.
    John F. Kennedy.
    Bill Clinton.
    Hillary Clinton.
    John McCain.
    George Washington.
    Abraham Lincoln.
    Thomas Jefferson.
    John Adams.
    Benjamin Franklin.
    Henry Ford.
    Henry Clay.
    Mary Todd Lincoln.
     
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    Thomas Hobbes. He was incredibly influential in the development of our current political/societal structure (social contract and whatnot). He had a huge hand in developing democracy as we know it.

    Adam Smith, considered the father of capitalism. I don't really think I need to elaborate.

    Karl Marx/Freidrich Engels, for the development of communism.
     
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    Barack Obama.

    The Catholic church from between 800 CE to the early 1900's
    George W. Bush (not in a good way)
    Marx & Engels
    The Kennedys
    The Clintons
    Winston Churchill
    Teddy Roosevelt
    Mussolini, Hitler
    Joseph McCarthy
     
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    Alexander the Great - hellenistic civilization (first signs of multiculturalism)

    Martin Luther - the 95 Theses that inspired the reformation (questioning the authoritarian religionists)

    Sultan Murad II/Mehmed II/Suleiman I - Sultans of Ottoman Empire (showing the closed minded religionists that they are not protected by "God" & can be credited for establishing multicultural mindsets)
     
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    Karl Heinrich Ulrichs

    He was a cool guy. I realized after my research on Wikipedia that like, the majority of gay rights activity was in Germany by Germans.

    W00t.

    But the most influential... Hmm...

    Einstein definitely, and Martin Luther King Jr.

    But then again, if they never did what they did, SOMEONE would have. At least in my opinion. But they're still definitely influential.
     
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    Che Guevara
     
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    ^ awww dan :slight_smile:.
     
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    Aristotle
    Plato
    Alexander the Great
    Niccolò Machiavelli
    Jean-Jacques Rousseau
    Marx and Engels
    Winston Churchill
    Mikhail Gorbachev
     
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    Off the top of my head:
    Thomas Aquinas
    John Locke
    Isaac Newton
     
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  19. bitou

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    I will add, Jean Paul Satre

    Montesquiex

    Nelson Mendela

    Moliere
    Queen Elisabeth
    Platon
    Euclide
    Mao The Thoum
    Roosevelt
    Churchill
     
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    Teriffic Answers. ;]
     
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