Quote of the day
But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of Bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.
John Lewis Gaddis
Born: April 2, 1941 (age 84)
Bio: John Lewis Gaddis is the Robert A. Lovett Professor of Military and Naval History at Yale University. He is best known for his work on the Cold War and grand strategy, and has been hailed as the "Dean of Cold War Historians" by The New York Times.
Known for:
- The Cold War: A New History (2005)
- We now know (1997)
- Strategies of containment (1982)
- The Landscape of History (2002)