Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Henry L. Stimson
Born: September 21, 1867
Died: October 20, 1950 (aged 83)
Bio: Henry Lewis Stimson was an American statesman, lawyer and Republican Party politician and spokesman on foreign policy. He served as Secretary of War under Republican William Howard Taft, and as Governor-General of the Philippines.
Known for:
- On active service in peace and war (1945)
- Neutrality and war prevention (1935)