I'm about to have a cup of tea earl grey hot in my pride Starfleet mug and it occurs to me that most people today don't know what a great guy Earl Grey, after whom the tea is named, was.
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I'm about to have a cup of tea earl grey hot in my pride Starfleet mug and it occurs to me that most people today don't know what a great guy Earl Grey, after whom the tea is named, was.
He was a member of the house of lords during the time of the Napoleonic war and in that time of anti revolution campaigned tirelessly to reform British election to break the power of the aristocrats and give the middle class a vote.
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As prime minister he fought to the point that he basically collapsed whilst speaking in parliament in favour of what would be the foundation of our modern democracy.
After achieving this and winning a landslide election he did not rest. Just one year later he passed the Slavery Abolition Act that ended slavery in the empire.
So, top bloke basically.
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@Bridgemakes oh, I've always assumed that since he was an Earl he was probably going to be in a range between meh and asshole, it's nice to hear that something is named after an actually good person!
