What American are you feeling the most indebted to today?

[StellaBlue]

As in, to what American do you owe the most in terms of informing your continued hope? Whose words do you look to today?

Mine are

Tom Paine

Thoreau

MLK

[BrklynLiberal]

1. Keith Olbermann

[sce56]

4. I'll Second K.O.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2855921

The theory is they use this to blackmail important people like legislators and other prominet leaders to go thier way in voting controling the military etc etc.
It is the repugPEDOPHILElican way

Got Fascism Yet?

[Greeby]

2. Thomas Paine was English

Born in Thetford, Norfolk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Paine

[StellaBlue]

7. Indeed

I lived in Essex for three years (an in York for a year before that), and it was just a few months before I left the UK (sigh...) that I made it to Thetford to pay my respects at the Thomas Paine statue. I had a pic of it, which I would post with me next to it (!), but I am on a friend's PC because mine gave up the ghost.

I miss England. Even moreso lately. :(

[krkaufman]

3. My Mom. : )

Followed closely by Dad. (I mean she *did* carry me in her belly for 9 months, so she deserves the tie-breaker!)

[shugh514]

5. Robert Ingersoll

We been fighting against religious fanatics since the day our country was formed. I've been reading his speeches and looking back to the Golden Age of Freethought.

I am also reading up on Jefferson and Paine and their views on secular government.

[MADem]

6. It makes all the difference, that use of the word "indebted!!!!!!" NT

[Warpy]

8. In order

Benjamin Franklin

Thomas Edison

Mark Twain

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

9. Every One Of Them That Had A Hand In Drafting Our Constitution.

It is their words and the sheer power, accuracy and decency of them that give the inspiration to continue adhering to their vision.

[cynatnite]

10. Al Franken...

for writing the 'Liars' book. I was empowered by it.

[sakabatou]

11. My parents

[TomClash]

12. Bobby Kennedy

circa 1968

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

13. Joseph Heller, Aaron Copland, Emma Goldman, Frederick Douglass.

To name a few who have inspired me.