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“History shows that people often do cast their votes for amorphous reasons-the most powerful among them being the need for change. Just ask Bill Clinton.”
“In order to acquire a growing and lasting respect in society, it is a good thing, if you possess great talent, to give, early in your youth, a very hard kick to the right shin of the society that you love. After that, be a snob.”
| Edward Abbey, Author (1927) |
| Lord Amherst, Soldier (1717) |
| Derek Bailey, Musician (1932) |
| Frederick Delius, Composer (1862) |
| W. C. Fields, Comedian (1880) |
| Albert Gallatin, Statesman (1761) |
| Sara Gilbert, Actress (1975) |
| Ismail Haniyeh, Politician (1959) |
| Lawrence Hargrave, Scientist (1850) |
| Thomas Jane, Actor (1969) |
| H. E. Bates, Writer (1974) |
| Leslie Fiedler, Critic (2003) |
| George III, Royalty (1820) |
| B. H. Liddell Hart, Historian (1970) |
| Alan Ladd, Actor (1964) |
| Edward Lear, Artist (1888) |