Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Abbott Lawrence Lowell
Born: December 13, 1856
Died: January 6, 1943 (aged 86)
Bio: Abbott Lawrence Lowell was a U.S. educator and legal scholar. He served as President of Harvard University from 1909 to 1933.
Known for:
- The Government of England (1908)
- Biography of Percival Lowell (1935)
- Essays on Government (1889)