In 1776:
Thomas Jefferson was 33 years old (Primary author of the Declaration of Independence)
James Madison was 25 years old (Father of the Constitution, though more active post-1776)
Alexander Hamilton was 21 years old (Later key author of the Federalist Papers and first Secretary of the Treasury)
John Adams was 40 years old (Defended the Declaration, served on drafting committee)
Thomas Paine was 39 years old (Authored influential media at the start of the Revolution, inspiring colonial era patriots to declare independence)
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Rosa Luxemburg was 35 when she wrote The Mass Strike
Che Guevara was 28 at the Granma Landing, and Fidel was 30
Bill Gates was 19 when he created Microsoft and 31 when it went Public
Martin Luther King Jr. was 26 when he led the Montgomery Bus Boycott and 39 when he was assassinated
Malcom X was 39 when he was assassinated
And you WILL show up to vote against fascism under new Democratic leadership. Or else go put on the red hat TODAY, cynical rightoid, and join the other bigots and misogynists and crooks, you are made of the same stuff deep down.
