Quote of the day
Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them.
David Hackett Fischer

Born: December 2, 1935 (age 89)
Bio: David Hackett Fischer is University Professor and Earl Warren Professor of History at Brandeis University. Fischer's major works have tackled everything from large macroeconomic and cultural trends to narrative histories of significant events to explorations of historiography.
Known for:
- Washington's Crossing (2004)
- Historians' fallacies (1970)