Comments on: Where are the Great Men and Women of our time? http://davetroy.com/posts/where-are-the-great-men-and-women-of-our-time Design, Entrepreneurship, Economics and Software Sun, 20 May 2012 16:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: steelyglint http://davetroy.com/posts/where-are-the-great-men-and-women-of-our-time#comment-523 steelyglint Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:25:28 +0000 http://dave.popvox.com/?p=12#comment-523 Don't forget greatness isn't always visible at the time.<br>Only now 30 years later do I realize how impressive it was that Harold Wilson kept us (the Brits) out of Vietnam whilst legislating consumer rights,</br><br>education reforms etc. </br><br>He wasn't charismatic (nor was Atlee), but left</br><br>a huge impression on the state of the UK.</br> Don't forget greatness isn't always visible at the time.
Only now 30 years later do I realize how impressive it was that Harold Wilson kept us (the Brits) out of Vietnam whilst legislating consumer rights,
education reforms etc.
He wasn't charismatic (nor was Atlee), but left
a huge impression on the state of the UK.

]]> By: Dave Troy http://davetroy.com/posts/where-are-the-great-men-and-women-of-our-time#comment-42 Dave Troy Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:38:00 +0000 http://dave.popvox.com/?p=12#comment-42 Agreed. Great Men do seem to appear at times of great stress and conflict. We may be in one of those times now. We'll see how things develop. Certainly there is at least some decent raw material available in the current crop, though it's not a bumper crop! Agreed. Great Men do seem to appear at times of great stress and conflict. We may be in one of those times now. We’ll see how things develop. Certainly there is at least some decent raw material available in the current crop, though it’s not a bumper crop!

]]> By: steelyglint http://davetroy.com/posts/where-are-the-great-men-and-women-of-our-time#comment-41 steelyglint Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:29:00 +0000 http://dave.popvox.com/?p=12#comment-41 Don't forget greatness isn't always visible at the time.<br/>Only now 30 years later do I realize how impressive it was that Harold Wilson kept us (the Brits) out of Vietnam whilst legislating consumer rights,<br/>education reforms etc. <br/>He wasn't charismatic (nor was Atlee), but left<br/>a huge impression on the state of the UK. Don’t forget greatness isn’t always visible at the time.
Only now 30 years later do I realize how impressive it was that Harold Wilson kept us (the Brits) out of Vietnam whilst legislating consumer rights,
education reforms etc.
He wasn’t charismatic (nor was Atlee), but left
a huge impression on the state of the UK.

]]> By: betaphi http://davetroy.com/posts/where-are-the-great-men-and-women-of-our-time#comment-39 betaphi Wed, 16 Jan 2008 06:51:00 +0000 http://dave.popvox.com/?p=12#comment-39 Great essay, Dave. The right words can inspire us. We're just feeling a little flattened by stammering right now. Great essay, Dave. The right words can inspire us. We’re just feeling a little flattened by stammering right now.

]]> By: Anonymous http://davetroy.com/posts/where-are-the-great-men-and-women-of-our-time#comment-37 Anonymous Mon, 14 Jan 2008 01:12:00 +0000 http://dave.popvox.com/?p=12#comment-37 Hi Dave,<br/><br/>Good rant. Give us some more political goods and less computer geek nerd cannon fodder.<br/><br/>Paul Hi Dave,

Good rant. Give us some more political goods and less computer geek nerd cannon fodder.

Paul

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