KEN RUEGG
VICTIMIZED BY MILLIONS
ON GREAT MEN AND GOVERNMENT
"And the government shall be upon his shoulders!" -The Holy Bible The following great men opposed or controlled governments: THE PATRIARCH MOSES (non-criminal): he led the Exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt. CONFUCIUS (non-criminal): he opposed criminal warlords, urging them to appoint capable civil administrators, and risked his life by so doing. JULIUS CAESAR (criminal): he was assassinated by the Roman Senate, for attempting to seize power. GHAUTAMA BUDDHA (non-criminal): Buddhism spread from India, to Asia, including Tibet, and elsewhere. JESUS CHRIST (non-criminal): He opposed the Jewish Theocratic leaders of His time, and was crucified for so doing. The Roman Empire later converted to Christianity. THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD (non-criminal): territory under Islam eventually stretched from India, through North Africa, to southern Spain. JOAN OF ARC (non-criminal): she led French armies to victory over an English occupation. GEORGE WASHINGTON (non-criminal): the "Father of His Country", he defeated Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown. THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON (non-criminal): he defeated NAPOLEON BONAPART (criminal) at Waterloo. HENRY DAVID THOREAU (non-criminal): a theorist, he wrote "Civil Disobedience"; Thoreau opposed slavery. ABRAHAM LINCOLN (non-criminal): elected President, he freed the slaves by law, and led the Union to victory in the War Between the States. WINSTON CHURCHILL (non-criminal): he led Britain to victory over ADOLPH HITLER (criminal). Winston Churchill firmly believed in The "Great Man" Theory of History! MAHATMA GANDHI (non-criminal): he drove the British occupation from India, using Henry David Thoreau's non-violent methods. THE REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. (non-criminal): he led Black Americans to political equality, using Henry David Thoreau's methods. See the two preceding sections, including their references.