Quote of the day
In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first. This in no sense, however, implies that great men are not needed. On the contrary, the first object of any good system must be that of developing first-class men
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)