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●GreatSouls
ØNelsonMandela
Mandela,theSouthAfricanblackpoliticalleaderandformerpresident,wasawarded1993Nobel
PeacePrizeforhiseffortstoantiracismandantiapartheid.NelsonMandelaisoneofthegreat
moralandpoliticalleadersofourtime:
aninternationalherowhoselifelongdedicationtothe
fightagainstracialoppressioninSouthAfricawonhimtheNobelPeacePrizeandthepresidency
ofhiscountry.Sincehistriumphantreleasein1990frommorethanaquarter-centuryof
imprisonment,Mandelahasbeenatthecentreofthemostcompellingandinspiringpolitical
dramaintheworld.AspresidentoftheAfricanNationalCongressandheadofSouthAfrica's
antiapartheidmovement,hewasinstrumentalinmovingthenationtowardmultiracial
governmentandmajorityrule.Heisreveredeverywhereasavitalforceinthefightforhuman
rightsandracialequality.(138)
ØGandhi
MahatmaGandhiwasthepre-eminentpoliticalandspiritualleaderofIndiaduringtheIndian
independencemovement.Hewasthepioneeroftheresistancetotyrannythroughmasscivil
disobedience,firmlyfoundedupontotalnon-violence—whichledIndiatoindependenceandhas
inspiredmovementsforcivilrightsandfreedomacrosstheworld.HeisofficiallyhonoredinIndia
astheFatheroftheNation.AfterassumingleadershipoftheIndianNationalCongressin1921,
Gandhilednationwidecampaignstoeasepoverty,expandwomen'srights,buildreligiousand
ethnicamity,andincreaseeconomicself-reliance.Aboveall,heaimedtoachievethe
independenceofIndiafromforeigndomination.LaterhecampaignedagainsttheBritishtoQuit
India.GandhispentanumberofyearsinjailinbothSouthAfricaandIndia.(128)
Additionally,Gandhiinfluencedimportantleadersandpoliticalmovements.Leadersofthecivil
rightsmovementintheUnitedStates,includingMartinLutherKingandJamesLawson,drew
fromthewritingsofGandhiinthedevelopmentoftheirowntheoriesaboutnon-violence.
Anti-apartheidactivistandformerPresidentofSouthAfrica,NelsonMandela,wasinspiredby
Gandhi.PriortobecomingPresidentoftheUnitedStates,then-SenatorBarackObamanoted
that:
Throughoutmylife,IhavealwayslookedtoMahatmaGandhiasaninspiration,becausehe
embodiesthekindoftransformationalchangethatcanbemadewhenordinarypeoplecome
togethertodoextraordinarythings.ThatiswhyhisportraithangsinmySenateoffice:
toremind
methatrealresultswillcomenotjustfromWashington–theywillcomefromthepeople.(129)
ØMartinLutherKing
MartinLutherKing,Jr.wasanAmericanclergyman,activistandprominentleaderinthe
African-Americancivilrightmovement.Hismainlegacywastosecureprogressoncivilrightsin
theUnitedStatesandheisfrequentlyreferencedasahumanrightsicontoday.
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Kingledthe1955MontgomeryBusBoycottandhelpedfoundtheSouthernChristianLeadership
Conferencein1957,servingasitsfirstpresident.King'seffortsledtothe1963Marchon
Washington,whereKingdeliveredhis"IHaveaDream"speech.There,heraisedpublic
consciousnessofthecivilrightsmovementandestablishedhimselfasoneofthegreatestorators
inU.S.history.Bythetimeofhisdeathin1968,hehadrefocusedhiseffortsonendingpoverty
andopposingtheVietnamWar,bothfromareligiousperspective.
In1964,KingbecametheyoungestpersontoreceivetheNobelPeacePrizeforhisworktoend
racialsegregationandracialdiscriminationthroughcivildisobedienceandothernon-violent
means.HewasposthumouslyawardedthePresidentialMedalofFreedomin1977and
CongressionalGoldMedalin2004;MartinLutherKing,Jr.DaywasestablishedasaU.S.national
holidayin1986.(192)
ØMotherTeresa
MotherTeresawasanAlbanianRomanCatholicnunwithIndiancitizenshipwhofoundedthe
MissionariesofCharityinCalcutta,Indiain1950.Forover45yearssheministeredtothepoor,
sick,orphaned,anddying,whileguidingtheMissionariesofCharity‘sexpansion.
MotherTeresa'sMissionariesofCharitycontinuedtoexpand,andatthetimeofherdeathitwas
operating610missionsin123countries,includinghospicesandhomesforpeoplewithHIV/AIDS,
leprosyandtuberculosis,children'sandfamilycounselingprograms,andschools.
Bythe1970sshewasinternationallyfamedasahumanitarianandadvocatedforthepoorand
helpless.ShewontheNobelPeacePrizein1979andIndia'shighestcivilianhonor,theBharat
Ratnain1980forherhumanitarianwork.(122)
ØSusanB.Anthony
AlthoughIamnotafeminist,IadmireSusanB.Anthonyforherdaringtoholdontoherview
evenbeingmockedcruellybyhercontemporaries.Atirelesscivilrightsworker,Anthonydevoted
herlifetotheworkwhichhasguaranteedwomen’sbasicright,includingsuffrageandequal
protectionsunderlaw.Shebelievedthatmenandwomenarecreatedequalandpersevered
unremittinglyinopeningdoorsandexpandingacceptablemodesofbehaviorforwomen.Inthe
patriarchysocietyofhertime,peopleconsideredherunladylikeandridiculous.However,19th
AmendmenttotheConstitutiongiveswomen’srightstovote,whichestablishedSusanB.
Anthonyasaboldrevolutionaryfeministinhistory.(111)
ØMargaretSanger
MargaretSangersparkedthebirthcontrolmovementwiththepublicationofTheWomanRebel,
inwhichsheencourageswomentoviewconceptionasachoiceratherthananobligation.In
1923,hertirelesseffortsresultedintheestablishmentofAmerica'sfirstlegalbirthcontrolclinic,
whichservedasacontraceptivedispensaryandresearchfacilityundertheauspicesofthe
AmericanBirthControlLeague(oneofthegroupsthateventuallymorphedintoPlanned
Parenthood).Thebirthcontrolmovementhashadfar-reaching,worldwideimplications,from
women'srightstopopulationcontroltothesexualrevolution.(92)
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●BrightMinds
ØNewton
Newton’saimatCambridgewasalawdegree.InstructionatCambridgewasdominatedbythe
philosophyofAristotlebutsomefreedomofstudywasallowedinthethirdyearofthecourse.
Newtonhadagoldenopportunitytostudyanabundanceofgreatminds:
thephilosophyof
Descartes,Gassendi,Hobbes,andinparticularBoyle.ThemechanicsoftheCopernican
astronomyofGalileoattractedhimandhealsostudiedKepler’sOptics.Itisafascinatingaccount
ofhowNewton’sideaswereformed.Hecollectedallthesethoughtsanddevelopedhisown
systembywhichhesuccessfullyexplainedawiderangeofpreviouslyunrelatedphenomena:
the
eccentricorbitsofcomets,theprocessionoftheEarth’saxis,andmotionoftheMoonas
perturbedbythegravityoftheSun,aswellasthethreelawsofmotionthatmadehiman
internationalleaderinscientificresearchandthegreatestpilotinhuman’scivilization.(157)
ØDarwin’sOriginofSpecies
Thetheoryofevolutionisoneofthegreatintellectualrevolutionsofhumanhistory.Hundredsof
yearsago,peoplewereconfusedwiththecomplexityofdifferentspeciesoftheworld,and
believedthatspecieswerecreatedbythemysteriousGod.However,Darwindidnotbelieveso.
Afterseveralyears'study,heeventuallydemonstratedthatspecies,howevercomplexseemingly,
allevolvedbynaturalselectionfromsimpleandpreliminaryconditions.WhenDarwinpublished
hisfamousresearchresultsontheOriginofSpeciesbyMeansofNaturalSelection,thebook
encounteredlotsofcontroversies.Membersofthereligiouscommunity,aswellassome
scientificpeers,wereoutragedandprotested.However,Darwin'sideaofevolutioneventually
defeatedthetraditionalbeliefandwasacceptedandacknowledgedbysomeinsightfulscientists
andfinallybythesociety.Itisnowreverencedasoneofthegreatestintellectualrevolutionsof
humanhistory.(144)
ØNicolausCopernicus
NicolausCopernicuswasaPolishmathematicianandastronomerwhoproposedthatthesunwas
stationaryinthecenteroftheuniverseandtheearthrevolvedaroundit.Disturbedbythefailure
ofPtolemy'sgeocentricmodeloftheuniversetofollowAristotle'srequirementfortheuniform
circularmotionofallcelestialbodies,Copernicusdecidedthathecouldachievehisgoalonly
throughaheliocentricmodel.Hetherebycreatedaconceptofauniverseinwhichthedistances
oftheplanetsfromthesunboreadirectrelationshiptothesizeoftheirorbits.Atthetime
Copernicus'sheliocentricideawasverycontroversial;nevertheless,itwasthestartofachange
inthewaytheworldwasviewed,andCopernicuscametobeseenastheinitiatorofthe
ScientificRevolution.(129)
ØGalileoGalilei
GalileoGalileiwasanItalianphysicist,mathematician,astronomer,andphilosopherwhoplayed
amajorroleintheScientificRevolution.Hisachievementsincludeimprovementstothe
telescopeandconsequentastronomicalobservations,andsupportforCopernicanism.Galileo's
observationsaboutfoursatellitesofJupiterwithhisnewtelescopeconvincedhimofthetru
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