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Kludge
11-16-2008, 01:47 AM
Marshall Fritz, Advocates founder and creator
of the World's Smallest Political Quiz,
dies at 65

http://www.theadvocates.org/celebrities/marshall-fritz.gif

Marshall Fritz, the legendary and beloved libertarian leader who founded the Advocates for Self-Government and created the world-famous World's Smallest Political Quiz, has passed away.

He was an innovator and a genius. He was a brilliant speaker and was extremely personable. He opened many people's eyes to new ideas and new ways of thinking. He was one of those rare people who literally changed the world.
Marshall died peacefully at home Tuesday, November 4, 2008, after a months-long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 65.

Marshall founded the Advocates in 1985 to help libertarians become successful communicators of the ideas of liberty.

In 1987, Marshall invented the now world-famous World's Smallest Political Quiz....


Read more here (http://www.theadvocates.org/).

For a full bio, obituary, and kind words from the Alliance for the Separation of School and State's [ASSS?] president , Alan Schaeffer (Fritz was a founder and former chairman/president of the Alliance), go here (http://schoolandstate.org/Bios/MF-bio.htm).

Sematary
11-16-2008, 02:05 AM
Marshall Fritz, Advocates founder and creator
of the World's Smallest Political Quiz,
dies at 65

http://www.theadvocates.org/celebrities/marshall-fritz.gif

Marshall Fritz, the legendary and beloved libertarian leader who founded the Advocates for Self-Government and created the world-famous World's Smallest Political Quiz, has passed away.

He was an innovator and a genius. He was a brilliant speaker and was extremely personable. He opened many people's eyes to new ideas and new ways of thinking. He was one of those rare people who literally changed the world.
Marshall died peacefully at home Tuesday, November 4, 2008, after a months-long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 65.

Marshall founded the Advocates in 1985 to help libertarians become successful communicators of the ideas of liberty.

In 1987, Marshall invented the now world-famous World's Smallest Political Quiz....


Read more here (http://www.theadvocates.org/).

For a full bio, obituary, and kind words from the Alliance for the Separation of School and State's [ASSS?] president , Alan Schaeffer (Fritz was a founder and former chairman/president of the Alliance), go here (http://schoolandstate.org/Bios/MF-bio.htm).

Shit, only 18 years older than me. :eek:

sevin
11-16-2008, 08:03 AM
:( R.I.P. Marshall.

kathy88
11-16-2008, 10:20 AM
R.i.p.

Natalie
11-16-2008, 10:43 AM
:(

Kludge
12-16-2008, 05:59 PM
Bump. Still dead.

mediahasyou
12-16-2008, 06:03 PM
time to step up to the plate.

Bro.Butch
12-16-2008, 09:36 PM
The movement was truly better off because of Marshall. Sadly he is gone much too early. It emphasizes the need to "seize the day" while we can. Even in small seemingly inconsequential ways we do matter.


"Carpe Diem"