Quote of the day
It would be enough for me to have the system of a jury of twelve versus the system of one judge as a basis for preferring the U.S. to the Soviet Union. I would prefer the country you can leave to the country you cannot.
Charles Edwin Bessey
Born: May 1, 1845
Died: February 25, 1915 (aged 69)
Bio: Charles Edwin Bessey was an American botanist.
Known for:
- Botany for High Schools and Colleges (1880)
- The Essentials of Botany (1884)








