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.
Ben Pimlott
Born: July 4, 1945
Died: April 10, 2004 (aged 58)
Bio: Benjamin John Pimlott, known as Ben Pimlott, was a British historian of the post-war period in Britain. He made a substantial contribution to the literary genre of political biography.
Known for:
- The Queen (1996)
- Harold Wilson (1992)
- Labour and the Left in the 1930s (1977)
- Governing London (2002)