We, to some degree, are like what we are because we inherited certain things from the Greeks and the Romans. One of them that's so striking is the whole area of politics.
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Lane Evans, Politician (1951) |
Greta Gerwig, Actress (1983) |
William Rowan Hamilton, Mathematician (1805) |
Knut Hamsun, Author (1859) |
John Harrington, Writer (1561) |
Edward Irving, Clergyman (1792) |
Daniel Dae Kim, Actor (1968) |
Osbert Lancaster, Cartoonist (1908) |
Harry Lauder, Entertainer (1870) |
Hans Christian Andersen, Author (1875) |
John Bacon, Sculptor (1799) |
Jeanne Calment, Celebrity (1997) |
Lord Thomson Of Fleet, Publisher (1976) |
William Floyd, Politician (1821) |