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Age of Enlightenment: Reason, liberty, and science challenged tradition and reshaped civilization.

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Age of Enlightenment

Thinkers of the Age of Enlightenment

George W. Bush

George W. Bush

1824 – 1900

Politics
700

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George Walker Bush is an American politician, businessman, and former U.S. Air Force officer who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party and the eldest son of the 41st president, George H.

I will never relent in defending America - whatever it takes.

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

1744 – 1786

Politics
425

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Abraham Lincoln (1809) was the 16th President of the United States, who led the nation through the Civil War and abolished slavery.

The Confederacy stands for slavery and the Union for freedom.

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

1769 – 1849

Social Activism
39

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Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer and activist. A global cultural icon, widely known by the nickname "the Greatest", he is often regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. He held the Ring magazine heavyweight title from 1964 to 1970, was the undisputed champion from 1974 to 1978, and was the WBA and Ring heavyweight champion from 1978 to 1979.

That's the only way you gonna save this sucker. He's doomed.

Stephen Miller

Stephen Miller

1816 – 1881

Music
3

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John D. Rockefeller

John D. Rockefeller

1839 – 1937

Business
41

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John Davison Rockefeller Sr. was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was one of the wealthiest Americans of all time and one of the richest persons in modern history.

If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.

Thomas Carlyle

Thomas Carlyle

1795 – 1881

Philosophy
402

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Thomas Carlyle was a Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher. Known as the "sage of Chelsea", his writings strongly influenced the intellectual and artistic culture of the Victorian era.

A witty statesman said, you might prove anything by figures.

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

1835 – 1910

Literature
327

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Mark Twain (1835) was an American writer and humorist, author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

A circle is a round straight line with a hole in the middle.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche

1844 – 1900

Philosophy
270

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German philosopher whose work challenged conventional morality and values.

Ultimately, it is the desire, not the desired, that we love.