Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
John Hill Burton

Born: August 22, 1809
Died: August 10, 1881 (aged 71)
Bio: John Hill Burton was a Scottish advocate, historian and economist. The author of "Life and Correspondence of David Hume", he was secretary of the Scottish Prison Board, and Historiographer Royal.
Known for:
- Life and correspondence of David Hume (1846)
- The book-hunter, etc (1862)
- The Scot Abroad