Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Jacob Abbott
Born: November 14, 1803
Died: October 31, 1879 (aged 75)
Bio: Jacob Abbott was an American writer of children's books.
Known for:
- Rollo in Switzerland (1854)
- History of Julius Caesar (1849)
- Rollo on the Atlantic (1853)
- Cleopatra (1879)