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Cross-century_JJ talents_NN2 are_VBR those_DD2 whose_DDQGE contribution_NN1 to_II society_NN1 is_VBZ so_RG great_JJ that_CST their_APPGE accomplishments_NN2 and_CC lives_NN2 are_VBR remembered_VVN and_CC revered_VVN through_II the_AT ages_NN2 ._. 
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Cross-century_JJ talents_NN2 should_VM be_VBI intelligent_JJ ,_, wise_JJ ,_, humane_JJ ,_, and_CC just_RR ._. 
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They_PPHS2 should_VM also_RR contribute_VVI lasting_JJ and_CC valuable_JJ additions_NN2 to_II the_AT world_NN1 ._. 
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By_II this_DD1 definition_NN1 ,_, Confucius_NP1 ,_, Aristotle_NP1 ,_, and_CC Einstein_NP1 would_VM qualify_VVI as_RG cross-century_JJ talents_NN2 ._. 
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However_RR ,_, Genghis_NP1 Khan_NNA and_CC Hitler_NP1 would_VM not_XX ,_, because_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR neither_RR humane_JJ nor_CC just_RR ._. 
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David_NP1 Hume_NP1 and_CC Bertrand_NP1 Russell_NP1 also_RR would_VM not_XX qualify_VVI ,_, as_CSA they_PPHS2 (_( arguably_RR )_) did_VDD not_XX provide_VVI concrete_NN1 ,_, lasting_VVG contributions_NN2 to_II society_NN1 ._. 
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Cross-century_JJ talents_NN2 are_VBR needed_VVN for_IF the_AT progress_NN1 of_IO humanity_NN1 ._. 
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They_PPHS2 serve_VV0 as_CSA examples_NN2 the_AT potential_NN1 of_IO human_JJ beings_NN2 ._. 
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They_PPHS2 also_RR provide_VV0 governmental_JJ ,_, scientific_JJ ,_, and_CC technological_JJ breakthroughs_NN2 that_CST improve_VV0 the_AT quality_NN1 of_IO people_NN 's_GE lives_NN2 ._. 
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While_CS it_PPH1 is_VBZ good_JJ to_TO strive_VVI to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 cross-century_JJ talent_NN1 ,_, such_DA an_AT1 honor_NN1 is_VBZ reserved_VVN for_IF a_AT1 select_JJ few_DA2 ._. 
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Those_DD2 that_CST are_VBR considered_VVN cross-century_JJ talents_NN2 probably_RR do_VD0 not_XX think_VVI of_IO themselves_PPX2 as_II such_DA ,_, and_CC certainly_RR do_VD0 not_XX spend_VVI time_NNT1 instructing_VVG others_NN2 how_RRQ to_TO emulate_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. 
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One_PN1 should_VM simply_RR do_VDI one_PN1 's_GE best_JJT with_IW what_DDQ one_PN1 has_VHZ ,_, and_CC try_VV0 to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 good_JJ person_NN1 ._. 
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That_DD1 is_VBZ probably_RR what_DDQ the_AT cross-century_JJ talents_NN2 do_VD0 ,_, too_RR ._. 
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