For myself it's got to be Ernest Shackleton. His leadership , even when everything went completely wrong, was nothing short of sublime. The Endurance Expedition in particular enthrals me to this day. So who do the folk of NSC find from history inspiring in their lives?
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One historical figure you find inspirational
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Captain Hindsight
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JamesAndTheGiantHead
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Churchill, some of his ZINGERS are brilliant.
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"If I was your wife I'd put poison in your coffee"
"Madam if I was your husband I would drink it"
Still brilliant
supaseagull
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Julius Caesar...the greatest leader of an army that ever lived.
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Captain Hindsight
Nelson
Luther-King
Cromwell
Luther-King
Cromwell
Albert Einstein
APACHE
LONGTIME DIEHARD
Genghis Khan, the biggest empire ever and he took shit from nobody.
drew
Drew
Better than Alex the Great?
Daffy Duck
Stop bloody moaning!
Emile Zola for me.
Put his life and reputation on the line to fight for so that Dreyfus could be exonerated and pardoned.
For those of you who don't know the story, check it out. It's inspirational.
Put his life and reputation on the line to fight for so that Dreyfus could be exonerated and pardoned.
For those of you who don't know the story, check it out. It's inspirational.
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An outstanding military leader yes, but the cruelty of him and his warriors has very few rivals throughout history. Millions of men, women and children slaughtered and tortured.
Dandyman
In London village.
Marek Edelman.
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Captain Hindsight
Margaret Thatcher
The Legend that IS Lawro
It's 'canard' Del
Alan Turing
He was good very good but their are others Augustus, Constantine the great, Naploian, the first Duke of moulbough, Romell, Eisenhower I could go on
smudge
Up the Albion!
Shackleton
Nelson
From sport, has to be Ali. A true living legend.
Nelson
From sport, has to be Ali. A true living legend.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Hunter S Thompson 
Telscombe Seagull
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is King Arthur of Camelot allowed ?
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"If I was your wife I'd put poison in your coffee"
"Madam if I was your husband I would drink it"
Still brilliant
I can't remember the full quote but the story was along the lines of some woman complaining that Winnie was drunk and his reply was
" Madam, in the morning I shall wake up sober, but you will still be ugly "