Ethno-religious leanings or socio-political ideology
notwithstanding, it is almost improbable for any society to underestimate the
contributions of some people to the emancipation of its people and the
realization of the dream of its founding fathers. For instance, America will
forever remain grateful to the likes of Martin Waldseemuller, Stephen Moylan,
George Washington and Martin Luther King Jnr.
for their contributions, one way or the other, to the realization of the
American dream as a land of equal opportunity for all.
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In like manner, China’s economy wouldn’t have become “the fastest sustained expansion by a major
economy in history” to the extent of having “lifted more than 800 million people out of poverty” but for the
political sagacity and economic ingenuity of leaders like Chairman Mao Zedong
and Den Xiaoping.
