Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
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