Quote of the day
I can only say that one's individual situation is more real and important to oneself than the devastations of fates and empires especially when they do not vitally affect oneself
James H. Billington
Born: June 1, 1929
Died: November 20, 2018 (aged 89)
Bio: James Hadley Billington, the Librarian of Congress Emeritus, was a leading American academic and author who taught history at Harvard and Princeton before serving for 42 years as CEO of four federal cultural institutions.
Known for:
- Fire in the Minds of Men (1980)
- The Icon and the Axe (1966)
- Russia in Search of Itself (2004)







