Quote Originally Posted by McClef View Post
My first instinct was Robert Burns also - what other Scot has their birthday celebrated around the globe every year?
Robert Burns has to be considered the greatest Scott. His words are know the world wide. Yet very few people read between his lines. he was a freedom fighter, stood and wrote for the rights of women, believed that animals deserved respect as living beings and loved nature. How many of you know that Robert Burns was a great influence on President's Lincoln, Washington, Clinton and Obama. How many of you know that he supported the French and American Revolutions. Check out the R.T. Burns Club, just google it and you will be surprised at what a man he really was. He spoke to the common people and railed against the powerful and rich. A Man is a Man for all that!