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.
James Silk Buckingham
Born: August 25, 1786
Died: June 30, 1855 (aged 68)
Bio: James Silk Buckingham was a Cornish-born author, journalist and traveller.
Known for:
- The slave States of America (1842)
- Travels in Mesopotamia (1827)
- National evils and practical remedies (1849)