Progress and Poverty of a philosopher, of a poet. It is not merely political philosophy. It is a poem; it is a prophecy; it is a prayer." Among many famous people who asserted that it was impossible to refute George on the land question were Winston Churchill, Leo Tolstoy, John Dewey, and Bertrand Russell. Tolstoy and Dewey, especially, dedicated much of their lives to spreading George's ideas. Tolstoy was preaching about the ideas in "Progress and Poverty" on his death bed. In his 1946 foreword to "Brave New World", Aldous Huxley writes "If I were to rewrite the book, I would offer the
John Bertrand (sailor, born 1946) the tactics employed by Bertrand in the lead-up to Australia II's famous triumph in 1983. Bertrand is the chairman of the Sport Australia Hall of Fame (2005+) and The Alannah and Madeline Foundation (2001+). He is also the President of Swimming Australia (Oct 2013+). John Bertrand (sailor, born 1946) John Edwin Bertrand (born 20 December 1946) is a yachtsman from Australia, who skippered "Australia II" to victory in the 1983 America's Cup, ending 132 years of American supremacy. Bertrand won the bronze medal in the Finn competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. In 2010 and 2016, he won