Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
Edward Carpenter
Born: August 29, 1844
Died: June 28, 1929 (aged 84)
Bio: Edward Carpenter was an English socialist poet, philosopher, anthologist, and early LGBT activist.
Known for:
- The intermediate sex (1908)
- Towards democracy (1883)
- My days and dreams (1916)
- From Adam's Peak to Elephanta (1892)
- Love's coming-of-age (1896)