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).
Harold L. Ickes
Born: March 15, 1874
Died: February 3, 1952 (aged 77)
Bio: Harold LeClair Ickes was an American administrator and politician.
Known for:
- The autobiography of a curmudgeon (1943)
- America's House of Lords (1939)
- Back to Work: The Story of PWA. (1935)
- The secret diary of Harold L. Ickes
- Fightin o̓il (1943)