Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
George Novack

Born: August 5, 1905
Died: July 30, 1992 (aged 86)
Bio: George Novack was an American Communist politician and Marxist theoretician.
Known for:
- Understanding History: Marxist Essays (1972)
- An introduction to the logic of Marxism (1963)
- Democracy and revolution (1971)
- The origins of materialism (1965)