Quote of the day
The liberty of man consists solely in this: that he obeys natural laws because he has himself recognized them as such, and not because they have been externally imposed upon him by any extrinsic will whatever, divine or human, collective or individual.
John Henry Newman
Born: February 21, 1801
Died: August 11, 1890 (aged 89)
Bio: John Henry Newman was a Catholic cardinal and theologian who was an important figure in the religious history of England in the 19th century. He was known nationally by the mid-1830s.
Known for:
- The Idea of a University (1852)
- Apologia Pro Vita Sua (1864)
- Grammar of Assent (1870)
- Loss and Gain (1848)
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