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Take The Quiz: Which Famous Revolutionary Are You? (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 OP
Israel Bissell. Who also rode with the same message Paul Revere did, but much further. tonyt53 Aug 2018 #1
That's cool! Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #4
George Washington. Lol. Fla Dem Aug 2018 #2
Wow! Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #5
Same sakabatou Aug 2018 #12
Me too! LOL Rhiannon12866 Aug 2018 #17
i am george washington trueblue2007 Aug 2018 #3
Another GW! Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #6
Aung San Suu Kyi LeftInTX Aug 2018 #7
So am I! smirkymonkey Aug 2018 #8
Me three Coventina Aug 2018 #9
My friend. Over these many years, many have asked me, but none so plaintively as you sl8 Aug 2018 #10
The Beatles! True Dough Aug 2018 #11
I am the famous Revolutionary Red Pajamas Donkees Aug 2018 #13
Nelson Mandela Yavin4 Aug 2018 #14
Aung San Suu Kyi - I'll take it! Glorfindel Aug 2018 #15
Che Guevara red dog 1 Aug 2018 #16
I got Gandhi... Upthevibe Aug 2018 #18
 

tonyt53

(5,737 posts)
1. Israel Bissell. Who also rode with the same message Paul Revere did, but much further.
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 12:58 PM
Aug 2018

He was actually more of a hero. i hear a guy say once that the only reason Bissell wasn't as famous as Revere is that nothing rhymed with his name. A hero that did it for everybody, but didn't live for the acclaim.

Rhiannon12866

(205,405 posts)
17. Me too! LOL
Sat Aug 18, 2018, 02:44 AM
Aug 2018


You can change the world with your leadership and morals. Putting others before yourself is what makes you one of the greats!

LeftInTX

(25,340 posts)
7. Aung San Suu Kyi
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 06:03 PM
Aug 2018

From Myanmur......

She had an award revoked....sounds like something that would happen to me...

sl8

(13,779 posts)
10. My friend. Over these many years, many have asked me, but none so plaintively as you
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 10:49 PM
Aug 2018

After all these these years, I must convey my secret to someone, and I feel that you are a comprade.

I am the man the Swedish singers sing of.

I am Fernando.

Carry my secret to your grave, I beseech you.





Fernando

Can you hear the drums Fernando
I remember long ago another starry night like this
In the firelight Fernando
You were humming to yourself and softly strumming your guitar
I could hear the distant drums
And sounds of bugle calls were coming from afar

They were closer now Fernando
Every hour every minute seemed to last eternally
I was so afraid Fernando
We were young and full of life and none of us prepared to die
And I'm not ashamed to say
The roar of guns and cannons almost made me cry

There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, Fernando
Though I never thought that we could lose
There's no regret
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando

Now we're old and grey Fernando
And since many years I haven't seen a rifle in your hand
Can you hear the drums Fernando
Do you still recall the frightful night we crossed the Rio Grande
I can see it in your eyes
How proud you were to fight for freedom in this land

There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, Fernando
Though I never thought that we could lose
There's no regret
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando

There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, Fernando
Though I never thought that we could lose
There's no regret
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando

Yes, if I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando

Songwriters: Stig Erik Leopold Anderson / Benny Goran Bror Andersson / Bjoern K Ulvaeus
Fernando lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group

Yavin4

(35,439 posts)
14. Nelson Mandela
Fri Aug 17, 2018, 11:05 AM
Aug 2018

Nelson Mandela

You have a powerful presence, the courage to keep going, and a positive attitude. Your humor and humility make you a special one indeed.

Glorfindel

(9,730 posts)
15. Aung San Suu Kyi - I'll take it!
Fri Aug 17, 2018, 11:16 AM
Aug 2018

Your compassion for others, combined with your wisdom and desire for well being for all, make you go down in the history books!

Thanks, Floyd R.! Very interesting quiz.

red dog 1

(27,804 posts)
16. Che Guevara
Fri Aug 17, 2018, 06:25 PM
Aug 2018

"Words that do not match deeds are unimportant."

"We cannot be sure of having something to live for unless we are willing to die for it."


Ernesto Che Guevara

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