Alexandre Dumas-fils (1824-1895) French author and playwright, best known for the romantic novel La Dame aux Camélias (The Lady of the Camellias), adapted into Giuseppe Verdi's opera La Traviata (The fallen woman).

.............. For wealth produces ease as well as art; it softens a people to the ways of luxury and peace, and invites invasion from stronger arms and hungrier mouths." 

Will Durant  (1885 - 1981) was an American writer, philosopher and historian. He became best known  for the work "The Story of Civilization", 11 volumes written in collaboration with his wife, Ariel Durant. Quote from Will Durant, Will. Our Oriental Heritage: The Story of Civilization, Volume I - Photo: The Lycian Way Gate 

Potoroos, birds of paradise, variegated lizards, and other wondrous creatures brought to vibrant life by a visionary woman in the golden age of scientific exploration..........Click to read more

Elie Wiesel (1928 - 2016) - was a Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, and Holocaust survivor. He authored many books including "Night" and became an activist, orator and teacher, speaking out against persecution and injustice across the world.