(1722 - 1803) ~ American Statesman, Political Philosopher, Founding Father of the United States : American statesman, political philosopher, and a Founding Father of the United States. He was a politician in colonial Massachusetts, a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, and one of the architects of the principles of American republicanism that shaped the political culture of the United States. He was a second cousin to his fellow Founding Father, President John Adams. (From : Wikipedia.org.)

(1941 - ) ~ Polish-American Poet, Publisher, Editor, Proprietor of the Open Skull Press : Polish-American poet and editor who published the literary chapbook Ole and was proprietor of the Open Skull Press. He is one of the founders of the Mimeo Revolution, a literary movement that sprang up concurrently with The Beats. He was instrumental in bringing non-establishment poets and artists such as Charles Bukowski, Robert Crumb and D. A. Levy into the limelight by publishing their work. He published his first book of poetry under the pseudonym (and double entendre) Peter Wellinher. (From : Wikipedia.org.)

(1871 - 1959) ~ Italian Catholic Priest, Prominent Politician, 1924 Exile Italian Exile, Alleged "clerical Socialist", Considered one of the Fathers of the Christian Democratic Platform, the Founder of the Luigi Sturzo Institute in 1951 and the Italian People's Party : An Italian Catholic priest and prominent politician. He was known in his lifetime as a "clerical socialist" and is considered one of the fathers of the Christian democratic platform. He was also the founder of the Luigi Sturzo Institute in 1951. Sturzo was one of the founders of the Italian People's Party in 1919, but was forced into exile in 1924 with the rise of Italian fascism, and later the post-war Christian Democrats. (From : Wikipedia.org.)

(1878 - 1958) ~ General of the Second Spanish Republic, Lead Organizer of the Battles of the Jarama, Guadalajara and Brunete Battles : A General of the Second Spanish Republic. (From : Wikipedia.org.)

(1933 - ) ~ Early 20th-Century, Disabled Activist and Author : An American author and self-proclaimed "cripple". His writing included essays, stories, and novels. He contracted polio at the age of 11, leaving him confined to steel braces and crutches shortly after. Kriegel recounted his experience with the illness in his memoir, The Long Walk Home, published in 1964. He received both Guggenheim and Rockefeller Fellowships, and three of his books were named New York Times Notable Books of the Year. (From : Wikipedia.org.)

"Power Corrupts the Best," by Mikhail Bakunin, 1867.

"A Parents' Problem or Woman's?," by Margaret Sanger, Mar 1919. Source: Birth Control Review Mar. 1919, 6-7 , Margaret Sanger Microfilm S70:817.

"A Discourse on Trade," by Nicholas Barbon, 1690.

"The Oil Cartel Case: A Documentary Study of Antitrust Activity in the Cold War Era," by Burton I. Kaufman, Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut, London, England, 1978.

Hot War on the Consumer, Edited by David Sanford, 1969.