Arthur H. Robinson Quote

Happiest day of my life, was when the Defense Department took down its Mercator... I started learning how to make maps while on an Army payroll. So getting to see mine in the Pentagon, flanked by generals, is a little like being a prophet who is finally honored by his hometown.


Robinson (1989) in Chicago Tribune; As cited in: Myrna Oliver (2004)


Happiest day of my life, was when the Defense Department took down its Mercator... I started learning how to make maps while on an Army payroll. So...

Happiest day of my life, was when the Defense Department took down its Mercator... I started learning how to make maps while on an Army payroll. So...

Happiest day of my life, was when the Defense Department took down its Mercator... I started learning how to make maps while on an Army payroll. So...

Happiest day of my life, was when the Defense Department took down its Mercator... I started learning how to make maps while on an Army payroll. So...