Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
Charles Gavan Duffy
Born: April 12, 1816
Died: February 9, 1903 (aged 86)
Bio: The Rt. Hon. Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, Irish nationalist, journalist, poet and Australian politician, was the 8th Premier of Victoria and one of the most colourful figures in Victorian political history.
Known for:
- Conversations with Carlyle (1892)
- The Revival of Irish Literature (1894)
- Short life of Thomas Davis, 1840-1846