That's a good point. Many of the great men and women of history happened to be at the right place at the right time. It doesn't detract from their accomplishments, but it does add an element of luck.
Had George Washington been born in Thailand, for example, odds are we'd never have heard of him and he might not have ever accomplished anything noteworthy.
Exactly - and I doubt his name would've been "George Washington", lol!
It's every bit as much the setting the person lives in and grows up in as the person themself that influences their work. It's been shown again and again in history. :)
~Moshi-chan
"Had George Washington been born in Thailand, for example, odds are we'd never have heard of him and he might not have ever accomplished anything noteworthy."
And his name wouldn't have been George Washington either.