'The Guardian,' with its deep journalistic traditions, is careful about context and explanation. It sees itself as a gatekeeper, and it worries about consequences.

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• Henry David Thoreau

  Author

  Saturday, Jul 12, 1817
  Tuesday, May 06, 1862

• Mae West

  Actress

  Thursday, Aug 17, 1893
  Saturday, Nov 22, 1980

• Aldous Huxley

  Writer

  Thursday, Jul 26, 1894
  Friday, Nov 22, 1963

• Zig Ziglar

  Author

  Saturday, Nov 06, 1926
  Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012

• Mahatma Gandhi

  Civil Rights Leader

  Saturday, Oct 02, 1869
  Friday, Jan 30, 1948

• George Orwell

  Novelist

  Thursday, Jun 25, 1903
  Saturday, Jan 21, 1950

• Thomas Jefferson

  3Rd US President

  Saturday, Apr 13, 1743
  Tuesday, Jul 04, 1826

• Maya Angelou

  Author

  Wednesday, Apr 04, 1928
  Wednesday, May 28, 2014

• William Blake

  Poet

  Monday, Nov 28, 1757
  Sunday, Aug 12, 1827

• Khalil Gibran

  Poet

  Saturday, Jan 06, 1883
  Friday, Apr 10, 1931

• Walt Disney

  Animator

  Thursday, Dec 05, 1901
  Thursday, Dec 15, 1966

• George Carlin

  Comedian

  Wednesday, May 12, 1937
  Sunday, Jun 22, 2008

• Jean De La Bruyere

  Wednesday, Aug 16, 1645
  Thursday, May 10, 1696

• Marcus Aurelius

  Roman Emperor

  Saturday, Apr 26, 0121
  Friday, Mar 17, 0180

• Benjamin Franklin

  Founding Father Of The United States

  Sunday, Jan 17, 1706
  Saturday, Apr 17, 1790