Quote of the day
A monarchy is the most expensive of all forms of government, the regal state requiring a costly parade, and he who depends on his own power to rule, must strengthen that power by bribing the active and enterprising whom he cannot intimidate.
David Sarnoff
Born: February 27, 1891
Died: December 12, 1971 (aged 80)
Bio: David Sarnoff was an American businessman and pioneer of American radio and television. Throughout most of his career he led the Radio Corporation of America in various capacities from shortly after its founding in 1919 until his retirement in 1970.
Known for:
- Post-War Horizons: An Address (1943)
- Edison, 1847-1931 (1948)







