Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Eilhard Mitscherlich
Born: January 7, 1794
Died: August 28, 1863 (aged 69)
Bio: Eilhard Mitscherlich was a German chemist, who is perhaps best remembered today for his discovery of the phenomenon of isomorphism in 1819.