Quote of the day
Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them.
Alistair Horne

Born: November 9, 1925
Died: May 25, 2017 (aged 91)
Bio: Sir Alistair Allan Horne was a British journalist, biographer and historian of Europe, especially of 19th and 20th century France. He has written more than 20 books on travel, history, and biography.
Known for:
- A Savage War of Peace (1977)
- The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916 (1962)
- Seven Ages of Paris (2002)
- To Lose a Battle (1969)