GENIUS FACTS! BEETHOVEN! MOZART! SOCRATES! ZAPATA and MORE!

GENIUS FACTS!

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GENIUS FACT:“EROICA.”

Beethoven’s  Symphony #3 (“Eroica”)  was originally dedicated to NAPOLEON, who Beethoven thought was fighting for democracy. When Beethoven found out that Napoleon made himself Emperor, Beethoven furiously removed the dedication and named the symphony “EROICA.”

GENIUS FACT:

Mozart’s ”The Marriage of Figaro” (a Comic Opera) made fun of aristocracy and celebrated the commoners, but was BANNED in Austria.

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GENIUS FACT:

Zapata, the famous Mexican REVOLUTIONARY, declared “IT IS BETTER TO DIE ON YOUR FEET THAN LIVE ON YOUR KNEES.”

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GENIUS FACT:

Socrates, genius Greek philosopher and teacher, stated “I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.”

 

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