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.
Elizabeth Smart
Born: December 27, 1913
Died: March 4, 1986 (aged 72)
Bio: Elizabeth Smart was a Canadian poet and novelist. Her book, By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept, detailed her romance with the poet George Barker.
Known for:
- By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept (1945)
- The assumption of the rogues & rascals (1978)
- On the side of the angels
- Autobiographies
- Poems