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Albert Einstein

Physicist, 1879 to 1955

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The physicist behind relativity fled Nazi Germany, signed the letter urging Roosevelt to study the atomic bomb, then campaigned for nuclear disarmament and civil rights and wrote in favor of democratic socialism.

Albert Einstein sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: strongly state-led and strongly libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly globalist on nation, strongly peace-first on war and peace and strongly state-led on economy.

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Where Albert Einstein sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyStrongly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Albert Einstein

Jeffrey Sachs American economist98%Olof Palme Prime Minister of Sweden, 1969 to 1976 and 1982 to 198698%Willy Brandt Chancellor of West Germany, 1969 to 197498%Jane Addams American social reformer, 1860 to 193598%Jean Jaurès French socialist leader, 1859 to 191498%Yuval Noah Harari Israeli historian and author97%Mikhail Gorbachev Soviet leader, 1985 to 199197%Tim Berners-Lee British inventor of the World Wide Web97%

People furthest from Albert Einstein

Benito Mussolini Prime Minister of Italy, 1922 to 19432%Vladimir Putin President of Russia, 2000 to present (with a term as prime minister)3%Adolf Hitler Chancellor and Führer of Germany, 1933 to 19453%Jair Bolsonaro President of Brazil, 2019 to 20223%

Political views closest to Albert Einstein

Democratic socialismSeeks democratic control of key industries, broad public ownership and universal services.95%Basic income movementArgues that every citizen should receive a regular, unconditional payment to end poverty…95%EurocommunismA communism that accepts elections and pluralism, breaking with Soviet orthodoxy in the…95%Social democracyKeeps a market economy but adds strong public services, unions and progressive taxes to…94%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Oren Jack Turner, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.