Quote of the day
A monarchy is the most expensive of all forms of government, the regal state requiring a costly parade, and he who depends on his own power to rule, must strengthen that power by bribing the active and enterprising whom he cannot intimidate.
Emily Hahn
Born: January 14, 1905
Died: February 18, 1997 (aged 92)
Bio: Emily Hahn was an American journalist and author. Considered an early feminist and called "a forgotten American literary treasure" by The New Yorker magazine, she was the author of 54 books and more than 200 articles and short stories.
Known for:
- China to Me (1944)
- No hurry to get home (1970)
- The Soong Sisters (1941)
- Congo solo (1933)
- England to me (1947)







