Quote of the day
The only justification for repressive institutions is material and cultural deficit. But such institutions, at certain stages of history, perpetuate and produce such a deficit, and even threaten human survival.
Herman Melville
Born: August 1, 1819
Died: September 28, 1891 (aged 72)
Bio: Herman Melville was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet from the American Renaissance period. Most of his writings were published between 1846 and 1857.
Known for:
- Moby-Dick (1851)
- Typee (1846)
- Bartleby (1853)
- The Confidence Man (1857)
Herman Melville Quotes