Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Anne Gilchrist

Born: 1828
Died: November 29, 1885 (aged 57)
Bio: Anne Gilchrist, née Burrows, was an English writer, best known for her connection to American poet Walt Whitman.
Known for:
- LETTERS OF ANNE GILCHRIST & WA
- ANNE GILCHRIST HER LIFE & WRIT
- Mary Lamb (1883)