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.
Benjamin Smith Barton
Born: February 10, 1766
Died: December 19, 1815 (aged 49)
Bio: Benjamin Smith Barton was an American botanist, naturalist, and physician.
Known for:
- A vocabulary of Stockbridge Mahican