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Can you name a non-controversial historical figure?

Asked by Demosthenes (14927points) October 17th, 2020

The city of San Francisco is planning on changing the names of public schools bearing the names of “controversial historical figures” like George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. (Mayor London Breed called the timing of the move “offensive” because the schools are not even open yet).

But what got me thinking was: who can be called a “non-controversial historical figure”? What’s an example of a morally clean controversy-free historical figure (other than, say, religious figures like Jesus Christ or the Buddha) whom we could name a school after?

(I’m not suggesting that the schools need to be named after individuals. I’m simply skeptical of the concept of historical figures free of controversy).

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