Quote of the day
I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.
Blase Bonpane
Born: April 24, 1929
Died: April 8, 2019 (aged 89)
Bio: Blase Bonpane was the director of the Office of the Americas in Los Angeles, California, which he co-founded with his wife Theresa in 1983. He worked on human rights issues, and identification of illegal and immoral aspects of United States government policy.
Known for:
- Guerrillas of Peace (1985)
- Civilization Is Possible (Large Print 16pt) (2008)
- Common Sense for the Twenty-first Century (2004)