Philosopher, mathematician, and writer who spent most of his adult life in the Netherlands.
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René Descartes
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William Godwin
Founder of philosophical anarchism. Husband of Mary Wollstonecraft, father of Mary Shelley.
John Locke
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Harold Laski
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William Penn
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian politician, instrumental in India's independence. Born as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi at Porbunder in Gujarat. Assassinated in Delhi on the way to prayers. There is another statue of Gandhi i...
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Sir Edwin Lutyens
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