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Winston Churchill
1874-1965
Known for
Prime Minister who led Britain through its darkest hour in World War II, architect of the special relationship with America, Nobel Prize-winning historian and writer, twice Prime Minister
"Never, never, never give up."
From: Historical Figures Collection
156 mentor adoptions
John F. Kennedy
1917-1963
Known for
35th President of the United States, Cold War statesman, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and architect of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
We choose to go to the moon not because it is easy, but because it is hard.
From: United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches: From Washington to George W. Bush
153 mentor adoptions
Abraham Lincoln
1809-1865
Known for
16th President, preserved the Union through the Civil War, issued the Emancipation Proclamation, redefined American democracy at Gettysburg
From: The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Complete
149 mentor adoptions
Jane Austen
Victorian Era
Known for
Author and letter writer
From: The Letters of Jane Austen: Selected from the compilation of her great nephew, Edward, Lord Bradbourne
135 mentor adoptions
Thomas Jefferson
1743-1826
Known for
Third President of the United States, Author of the Declaration of Independence
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time
From: United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches: From Washington to George W. Bush
130 mentor adoptions
Seneca
Known for
Stoic philosopher, statesman, and dramatist, author of the text.
From: Seneca's Morals of a Happy Life, Benefits, Anger and Clemency
100 mentor adoptions
Alexander Hamilton
American Founding Era
Known for
One of the authors of The Federalist Papers, advocating for a strong, centralized federal government.
From: The Federalist Papers
99 mentor adoptions
Jesus Christ
Known for
The Divine Savior and central figure of Julian's revelations
From: Revelations of Divine Love
68 mentor adoptions
James Madison
American Founding Era
Known for
Co-author of The Federalist Papers, emphasizing the importance of checks and balances and the prevention of tyranny.
From: The Federalist Papers
62 mentor adoptions
Franklin D. Roosevelt
American Founding Era
Known for
Thirty-second President of the United States, Leader during the Great Depression and World War II
From: United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches: From Washington to George W. Bush
57 mentor adoptions
Archimedes
Known for
The greatest mathematician of antiquity and inventor of ingenious mechanical appliances.
From: Archimedes
20 mentor adoptions
Ulysses S. Grant
Known for
Narrator and Main Character: A soldier and eventual General of the Union Army, later President.
From: Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete
18 mentor adoptions
James Watt
Known for
The central figure, an inventor and mechanical genius.
From: James Watt
16 mentor adoptions
Alexis de Tocqueville
Early American Republic
Known for
The author and observer of American democracy.
From: Democracy in America — Volume 1
15 mentor adoptions