Benedict Arnold was a heroic Patriot during the Revolutionary War but felt unappreciated and overlooked for his contributions, leading him to negotiate treason with the British in exchange for money and power.

Dwight D. Eisenhower served in WWI and WWII, among other military engagements, before becoming President in 1953 with running mate Richard M. Nixon and serving two terms in office.

John Glenn was an American pilot and astronaut, having set records for the first supersonic transcontinental flight and the distinction as the oldest person to ever fly in space.

Mata Hari was a famous exotic dancer from the early 20th Century who helped the French during WWI by seducing the Prussian Crown Prince Wilhelm, but would later be sentenced to death for supposed German espionage.

Niccolò Machiavelli observed and documented what he believed was necessary brutality and immorality in order to exert power in his book “The Prince,” having studied the political strategies of the Medici family and the brutal leadership of Cesare Borgia.

Robert E. Lee was a West Point-educated soldier who served in the Mexican-American War before becoming commander-in-chief of confederate rebel forces in the Civil War.

Socrates was born and raised in the golden age of Athens, studying the writings of contemporary Greek philosophers. Leaving no written records himself, thankfully his students included Plato and historian Xenophon, who wrote down the Socratic Technique and more lessons from Socrates.