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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yannis_Makriyannis
Yannis Makrygiannis was not a Hellene
Yannis Markygiannis was an orphan whose father was killed by the Ottomans
Yannis Makrygiannis didn't look like Apollo
Yannis Makrygiannis looked like a tall robust man with a thick beard
Yannis Makrygiannis didn't come from a villa looking like an ancient Greek temple
Yannis Makrygiannis came from a poor village in Central Greece
Yannis Makrygiannis wasn't enjoying grapes in the sun
Yannis Makrygiannis would overcome odds against Ottomans fighting even with stones
Yannis Makrygiannis won't boast about what other people built
Yannis Makrygiannis would build monasteries by his hand
Yannis Makrygiannis didn't become a politician or influencer
Yannis Makrygiannis was imprisoned by nepotists
Yannis Makrygiannis wouldn't read you poetry of other men
Yannis Makrygiannis created some of the most well-written and eye-opening literature in Greece when he was in jail after he taught himself to write.
Yannis Makrygiannis is not a statue to idealize
Yannis Makrygiannis is Hellenism, overcoming the odds like Alexander did
Be like Yannis Makrygiannis, be civilization
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