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Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States of America, ended slavery in America and led the Union to victory against the Southern Confederacy in the American Civil War. He gave a famous speech at Gettysburg, saying: "I know there is a god, and He hates injustice and slavery".
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He was an English Philosopher and a Member of parliament. He wrote a book called On Liberty, in which he argued strongly in favor of free speech. Furthermore, he defended that society had no right to interfere if a person decided to take an action that only affected them.
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Karl Marx was a communist philosopher from Germany. He said: "The workers have nothing to lose but their chains." He believed that equality was more important than liberty.
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Gandhi, also known as Mahatma (the great soul), was a political and spiritual leader in India's struggle for independence from Britain.
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Englantyne Jebb was a children right's activist from the United Kingdom. She founded the Save the Children Fund, looking after the children affected by World War I.
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Eleanor Roosevelt was the first Lady of the United States of America. She supported the creation of the United Nations (UN). Her major achievement was helping to write the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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