I think it is possible that an Independent candidate could win an election if the people see something special in the person, and that the person would bring about positive change in the country. <span />
Provided a mission for the revolution.
Both men used their pens to encourage revolutionary spirit and a drive toward liberty. They used writing to demonstrate the rights they have been stripped of and the rights they believed they deserved. Lines like "give me liberty or give me death" shows the willingness to die for the mission of revolution.
