Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
A. S. Neill
Born: October 17, 1883
Died: September 23, 1973 (aged 89)
Bio: Alexander Sutherland Neill, known as A. S. Neill, was a Scottish educator and author known for his school, Summerhill School, and its philosophies of freedom from adult coercion and community self-governance.
Known for:
- Summerhill (1960)
- A Dominie's log (1915)
- A dominie in doubt (1920)
- All the Best, Neill: Letters from Summerhill
- Neill! Neill! Orange Peel!: An Autobiography (1972)