Thomas Aquinas is credited as one of the greatest proponents of natural law. During his time in Cologne he was taught by Albertus Magnus. Magnus used the teachings of Aristotle in his mentorship of Thomas Aquinas.

Samuel Adams believed in American Independence from Great Britain. He is one of the most well know Son's of Liberty. On August 1, 1776 he gave a speech to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.

William Wilberforce has been called an agitator for his commitment to ending the slave trade. One of his well known speeches on the subject was given on May 12, 1789.

Here is a short story about how I envisioned the lead up to the attack on Ryazan in December of 1237.

Boom, boom, boom, the sound of the war drums was incessantly ringing in Brother Spirodon’s ears. The traditional daily tasks of monastic life had been disrupted by the arrival of Mongol army. In fact it had been almost two weeks since his daily life had been turned upside down. The predictability and structure of his life began to change when the first news of catastrophe to the east had reached his ears.

An unstoppable pagan army was destroying everything in its path and now Ryazan was next. They moved as fast as the wind and could not be stopped. From the first accounts that had arrived Brother Spirodon had prayed that the pagans from the east would move south and bypass Ryazan. The wealth and strategic location of Ryazan always made that unlikely. But as Brother Ryazan knew miracles did happen and with God nothing was impossible. So he had spent every free moment for days praying that the invaders would pass by Ryazan. Those prayers had not been answered. The Mongols arrived ...

“In my view, the composer, just as the poet, the sculptor or the painter, is in duty bound to serve Man, the people. He must beautify life and defend it. He must be a citizen first and foremost, so that his art might consciously extol human life and lead man to a radiant future.”

Sergei Prokofiev