Quote of the day
Only this incident inseparable every custom must have, viz., that it be consonant to reason; for how long soever it hath continued, if it be against reason, it is of no force in law.
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)