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.
Elihu Burritt

Born: 1811
Died: March 6, 1879 (aged 68)
Bio: Elihu Burritt was an American diplomat, philanthropist and social activist.
Known for:
- Sparks from the anvil (1846)
- Walk from London to Land's End and back (1865)
- A Sanskrit Handbook for the Fireside (1876)