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“As we rest on the brink of a new century and a new millennium, it is fitting that we should remember one who in his own time, at the end of his own century, so dramatically changed the course of world history.
“While we stand on the edge of a space age, with a galaxy to discover, we should look to Christopher Columbus for inspiration. Columbus, the son of a Genoese wool merchant, possessed the rare combination of qualities that helped him become the discoverer of a New World.. .
“It took. . .originality and selfconfidence not only to originate the idea, but to actually go to a queen with it. In this day and age, young people should follow Christopher’s lead and try to be original, because, so often today, people become inhibited by set rules and facts, and few delve into new territories.
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