Narnia.Darth Revan wrote:Who?dANdeLION wrote:C. S. Lewis was from England, too.
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Greatest American? I'd have to say Benjamin Franklin. Electricity, stoves, bifocal lenses, Poor Richard's Almanac, the American Revolution, Ambassador to France, founded the nation's first public library, wrote a book called "Fart Proudly"--what's not to like? A great statesman, with real American ingenuity. You want the guy who defined "American"--both semantically and by example--you have to go with Ben Franklin. Even if he was technically born British. Though originally belonging to a different nationality and becoming an American citizen is just as "American" as anything else.
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I strongly recommend Walter Isaacson's excellent book on Franklin.
I strongly recommend Walter Isaacson's excellent book on Franklin.
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Bah, sure Ben invented electricity, but it was Leo Fender who invented the electric guitar!
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Tell me if she laughs or cries
Blow away dandelion
I'm afraid there's no denying
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And it was Muddy Waters who taught it how to cry.....dANdeLION wrote:Bah, sure Ben invented electricity, but it was Leo Fender who invented the electric guitar!
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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Darth Revan wrote:Who?dANdeLION wrote:C. S. Lewis was from England, too.
Excuse me while I go kill myself. 
I'm an American and I know a good deal about Lewis. One of the finest writers and thinkers of the century, I feel.I'm curious: to the member, who's name I can't remember, who nominated John Brown...why would you choose him? He was, IMO, something of a madman, with a crazed idea to destroy slavery by force. Which, in fairness, is actually the way it turned out: but still, he was trying to do it with a small band of men who intended on escaping to the Appalachians I believe. Anyway, what makes him hte greatest American?
I'll have to hunt up the Isaacson, thanks for the recommendation! As for Messrs. Fender and Waters, what can I say? Different eras require different heroes. I just happen to prefer mine in knee-breeches, silk stockings, and pointy-toed shoes with great big buckles on 'em. 
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Please refrain from those kinds of insults here, Queeaqueg. I would like this thread to be a place to celebrate people, not bash them. I have no doubt that there are many great Britons to choose from. That is why I want to hear about them. Who is your favorite and why? I want to learn about those who inspire you. 
I am my favorite American. I am a brilliant nuclear physicist, and I am the strongest one there is. Queeaqueg, you really need to get over your spelling-bee loss to Dan Quail back in '87; it' has made you far too B-I-T-T-E-R, bitter.
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