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.
John Burgess
Born: August 26, 1844
Died: January 13, 1931 (aged 86)
Bio: John William Burgess was a pioneering American political scientist. He spent most of his career at Columbia University and is regarded as having been "the most influential political scientist of the period.
Known for:
- Wheel of Fortune
- Burgo's Catch Phrase
- Give My Regards to Broad Street
- Midsomer Murders: Ghosts of Christmas Past
- Walk the Talk