Quote of the day
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
Jack N. Rakove
Born: June 4, 1947 (age 77)
Bio: Jack Norman Rakove is an American historian, author, professor at Stanford University, and Pulitzer Prize winner.
Known for:
- Declaring rights (1998)
- The Unfinished Election of 2000 (1969)