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Benjamin Franklin
Colonial & Revolutionary America
Known for
Practical wisdom, self-improvement, and diplomacy
"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest."
From: Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
135 mentor adoptions
Margaret Thatcher
Known for
Britain's first female Prime Minister who transformed the UK through conviction politics and free-market reform
From: Hansard Parliamentary Speeches 1975-1989
120 mentor adoptions
Adam Smith
18th Century Scotland
Known for
The Wealth of Nations and the invisible hand of markets
"It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest."
From: An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
113 mentor adoptions
John Stuart Mill
Victorian Britain
Known for
The harm principle, reformed utilitarianism, and the case for women's equality
The only freedom deserving the name is pursuing our own good without harming others.
From: George Washington, Volume I
75 mentor adoptions
Alexander Hamilton
Revolutionary America
Known for
The immigrant who built America's financial system, co-authored the Federalist Papers, and could not stop fighting
A nation that cannot fund itself is not a nation — it is a confederation pretending.
From: George Washington, Volume I