Quote of the day
Nobody understood better than Mr. Lincoln the obvious truth that in politics it does not suffice merely to nominate candidates. Something must also be done to elect them.
David Landes

Born: April 29, 1924
Died: August 17, 2013 (aged 89)
Bio: David Saul Landes was a professor of economics and of history at Harvard University. He is the author of Bankers and Pashas, Revolution in Time, The Unbound Prometheus, The Wealth and Poverty of Nations, and Dynasties.
Known for:
- The Wealth and Poverty of Nations (1998)
- The Unbound Prometheus (1969)
- Revolution in Time (1983)