Quote of the day
A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place but a seed to be planted and to bear more seed toward the hope of greening the landscape of idea.
F. David Mathews
Born: December 6, 1935 (age 89)
Bio: Forrest David Mathews served as the 11th United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare from 1975 to 1977, during the administration of President Gerald R. Ford. He also served two nonconsecutive terms as the president of the University of Alabama.
Known for:
- Politics for People (1994)
- Is There a Public for Public Schools? (1996)
- Why Public Schools? Whose Public Schools? (2002)