There is something inherent in our democracy that tends to want to level. America is a little uncomfortable in the presence of someone who is distinctly superior in whatever way.
Money doesn't mind if we say it's evil, it goes from strength to strength. It's a fiction, an addiction, and a tacit conspiracy.
| Kathy Acker, Activist (1947) |
| Justin Amash, Politician (1980) |
| Andre Bazin, Critic (1918) |
| Reeve Carney, Actor (1983) |
| Clarence Darrow, Lawyer (1857) |
| Richard Harding Davis, Journalist (1864) |
| Susan Faludi, Writer (1959) |
| America Ferrera, Actress (1984) |
| Haile Gebrselassie, Athlete (1973) |
| Saad Hariri, Politician (1970) |
| Erasmus Darwin, Scientist (1802) |
| Albert Einstein, Physicist (1955) |
| John Ambrose Fleming, Inventor (1945) |

