The fact is great men even in their childhood seldom like to be commanded. They are born to inspire, to lead, to rule. The annals of all countries declare that these men were regarded more or less eccentric before they rose to eminence. Their peculiar ways puzzled their contemporaries. But when they came to appreciate the sublimity of their character, they respected their oddities and bowed down in worship.
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