Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Irving Howe
Born: June 11, 1920
Died: May 5, 1993 (aged 72)
Bio: Irving Howe was a Jewish American literary and social critic and a prominent figure of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Known for:
- Politics and the Novel (1957)
- A margin of hope (1982)
- Socialism and America (1985)
- A Treasury of Yiddish Stories (1954)