Quote of the day
The dependence of one people upon another, even for the benefits of legislation, is the deepest source of national weakness.
Claire Clairmont
Born: April 27, 1798
Died: March 19, 1879 (aged 80)
Bio: Clara Mary Jane Clairmont, or Claire Clairmont as she was commonly known, was the stepsister of writer Mary Shelley and the mother of Lord Byron's daughter Allegra.