Quote of the day
I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
Halford Mackinder
Born: February 15, 1861
Died: March 6, 1947 (aged 86)
Bio: Sir Halford John Mackinder was an English geographer, academic, politician, the first Principal of University Extension College, Reading and Director of the London School of Economics, who is regarded as one of the founding fathers of both geopolitics and geostrategy.
Known for:
- Britain and the British seas (1902)