Quote of the day
Everyone confesses in the abstract that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us all; but practically most people do all they can to get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than circumstances drive them to do.
John Fortescue
Born: 1394
Died: 1476 (aged 82)
Bio: Sir John Fortescue was the Chief Justice of the King's Bench of England and the author of De laudibus legum Angliæ, an influential treatise on English law.
Known for:
- The Governance of England
- De laudibus legum Angliæ
- A history of the British army
- History of the 17th Lancers
- Corr.King George Vl6







