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.
Francis Wayland
Born: March 11, 1796
Died: September 30, 1865 (aged 69)
Bio: Francis Wayland, American Baptist educator and economist, was born in New York City, New York. He was president of Brown University and pastor of the First Baptist Church in America in Providence, Rhode Island. In Washington, D.C.
Known for:
- The elements of moral science (1835)
- The elements of political economy. (1837)
- The Elements of Intellectual Philosophy (1854)
- The Limitations of Human Responsibility (1838)