Quote of the day
A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.
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