Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Eric Williams
Born: September 25, 1911
Died: March 29, 1981 (aged 69)
Bio: Eric Eustace Williams served as the first Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. He served as prime minister from 1962 until his death in 1981. He was also a noted Caribbean historian, and is widely regarded as "The Father of The Nation."
Known for:
- Capitalism And Slavery (1944)
- From Columbus to Castro (1970)
- Inward Hunger (1969)
- History of the People of Trinidad & Tobago (1962)
- The Negro in the Caribbean (1942)