Quote of the day
I can only say that one's individual situation is more real and important to oneself than the devastations of fates and empires especially when they do not vitally affect oneself
Horace Porter
Born: April 15, 1837
Died: May 29, 1921 (aged 84)
Bio: Horace Porter was an American soldier and diplomat who served as a lieutenant colonel, ordnance officer and staff officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, personal secretary to General and President Ulysses S.
Known for:
- Campaigning With Grant (1897)
- Jazz Country: Ralph Ellison in America
- Railway Passenger Travel, 1825-1880 (1888)







