Quote of the day
Dumbledore: It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
Hans Kohn

Born: September 15, 1891
Died: March 16, 1971 (aged 79)
Bio: Hans Kohn was a Jewish American philosopher and historian. Born in Prague during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, he was captured as a prisoner of war during World War I and held in Russia for five years.
Known for:
- The Idea of Nationalism (1961)
- Nationalism, its meaning and history (1955)
- Western civilization in the Near East (1936)
- Reflections on modern history (1963)