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About this quote

What does it mean?
People everywhere show pride and intensity when Rob Roy's name is mentioned.
In plain terms
Many people look proud and fierce when they hear Rob Roy's name.
What can you take from it?
A strong reputation can ignite passion in a community.

Where it applies

  • political movements
  • cultural heroes
  • sports teams

Putting it to work

  • build a strong name
  • cultivate loyalty
  • inspire followers

Questions to consider

  • What makes a name powerful?
  • How do symbols unite people?

Another view

Public perception does not always match private reality.

More from Robert Roy MacGregor

  1. And, far and near, through vale and hill, Are faces that attest the same, And kindle like a fire new stirr'd, At sound of Rob Roy's name.

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  2. I would not wrong thee, Champion brave! Would wrong thee nowhere; least of all Here standing by thy grave. For Thou, although with some wild thoughts, Wild Chi…

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  3. And thus among these rocks he lived, Through summer heat and winter snow: The Eagle, he was lord above, And Rob was lord below.

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