The whole film is about people being convinced that they can reduce themselves to their archetypes.
Conquest is the missionary of valor, and the hard impact of military virtues beats meanness out of the world.
| John Abercrombie, Musician (1944) |
| Donovan Bailey, Athlete (1967) |
| Edward E. Barnard, Scientist (1857) |
| Donald L. Carcieri, Politician (1942) |
| Elizabeth Carter, Poet (1717) |
| Morris Dees, Lawyer (1936) |
| Frank Deford, Writer (1938) |
| Susan Estrich, Journalist (1952) |
| Billy Gibbons, Musician (1949) |
| Jim Gibbons, Politician (1944) |
| Giovanni Agnelli, Designer (1945) |
| Paul Castellano, Criminal (1985) |
| Dan Fogelberg, Musician (2007) |
| William Gaddis, Novelist (1998) |
| John Gallagher, Businessman (1998) |

