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.
Adolf A. Berle
Born: January 27, 1895
Died: February 17, 1971 (aged 76)
Bio: Adolf Augustus Berle, Jr. was a lawyer, educator, author, and U.S. diplomat. He was the author of The Modern Corporation and Private Property, a groundbreaking work on corporate governance, and an important member of U.S.
Known for:
- The Modern Corporation and Private Property (1932)
- Christianity and the Social Rage (1914)
- Latin America, diplomacy and reality (1962)
- Liquid claims and national wealth (1934)