Quote of the day
They may then be willing to cast principled votes based on an educated understanding of the public interest in the face of polls suggesting that the public itself may have quite a different understanding of where its interest lies.
George Barrington

Born: May 14, 1755
Died: December 27, 1804 (aged 49)
Bio: George Barrington was an Irish-born pickpocket, popular London socialite, Australian pioneer, and author. His escapades, arrests, and trials, were widely chronicled in the London press of his day.
Known for:
- The history of New South Wales (1802)
- A Voyage to Botany Bay
- A voyage to New South Wales






