Quote of the day
In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first. This in no sense, however, implies that great men are not needed. On the contrary, the first object of any good system must be that of developing first-class men
Edwin Markham
Born: April 23, 1852
Died: March 7, 1940 (aged 87)
Bio: Edwin Markham was an American poet. From 1923 to 1931 he was Poet Laureate of Oregon.
Known for:
- The Man With the Hoe And Other Poems (1899)
- Lincoln & other poems (1901)
- The Shoes Of Happiness And Other Poems (1915)
- An unexpected Christmas guest
- California the wonderful (1914)