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Agreed, and if you're talking about an army, DJB is a wonderful example. Not only can he write iron code, but he can successfully sue the government when they try to restrict it, while representing himself: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernstein_v._United_States

That, and teaching a course where the class uncovers 44 Unix security holes is quite impressive: http://it.slashdot.org/story/04/12/15/2113202/DJB-Announces-...

According to the link, Bernstein was at least partially successful when represented by the EFF and his case was dismissed when he represented himself.

Wow. Hearing about this guy for the first time. Inspiring ....

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