Robert Burns was the songwriter and poet of the tongue of Scots and in assembling many works, his fierce nationalism shone through. He was a firm supporter of the Jacobites and this has resonated with Scottish nationalists the world over, for Robert to become a revolutionary figure. He was himself born into quite an impoverished background and had a firm belief in the rights of man, demonstrated in his famous phrase "Man's inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn!'' He also was an influence on modern and contemporary songwriters like Bob Dylan, who cites ''A Red, Red Rose'' as one of his all-time greatest lyrical influences. Burn's typifies the nature of the Scots, fiercely proud but romantic. He is the human voice in the desolate highlands that has cast its spell on many people who have wandered through it and fallen in love with its radiant beauty.
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