Kosciuszko's portrait by Julian Rys |
"If Kosciuszko were alive today, he might well be nominated for “Time” magazine’s Man of the Year or even the Nobel Peace Prize. Despite the fact that he fought for US independence and the resurrection of his native Poland, Kosciuszko was a true disciple of the Age of Englightenment; he championed freedom and equality for all ---men, women, African-Americans, Jews, Moslems. Equally at ease with royalty (Tsar Paul I, the Polish king Stanislaw Poniatowski), peasants, slaves and native Americans, he was far ahead of his times in that respect. And throughout his long life he never wavered from his commitment to democracy and freedom (...)
“The Peasant Prince” is truly a book for all times. I believe Kosciuszko would be equally at home with President Obama as well as other world leaders today, whether they be Christian, Muslem, Jew, or atheists, of any race or ethnic persuasion."
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