Quote of the day
It would be enough for me to have the system of a jury of twelve versus the system of one judge as a basis for preferring the U.S. to the Soviet Union. I would prefer the country you can leave to the country you cannot.
J. R. Ackerley
Born: November 4, 1896
Died: June 4, 1967 (aged 70)
Bio: Joe Randolph "J. R." Ackerley was a British writer and editor. Starting with the BBC the year after its founding in 1927, he was promoted to literary editor of The Listener, its weekly magazine, where he served for more than two decades.
Known for:
- My Father and Myself
- Hindoo holiday (1932)
- My dog Tulip (1956)
- We think the world of you (1960)
- Mi padre y yo








