Quote of the day
In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first. This in no sense, however, implies that great men are not needed. On the contrary, the first object of any good system must be that of developing first-class men
J. G. A. Pocock

Born: March 7, 1924
Died: December 12, 2023 (aged 99)
Bio: John Greville Agard Pocock was a historian of political thought from New Zealand.
Known for:
- The Machiavellian Moment (1975)
- Barbarism and religion (1999)
- The ancient constitution and the feudal law (1957)
- Virtue, commerce, and history (1976)
- The discovery of islands (2005)