Quote of the day
If we would build on a sure foundation in friendship, we must love friends for their sake rather than for our own.
John Masterman
Born: January 12, 1891
Died: June 6, 1977 (aged 86)
Bio: Sir John Cecil Masterman was a noted academic, sportsman and author. However, he was best known as chairman of the Twenty Committee, which during World War II ran the Double Cross System, the scheme that controlled double agents in Britain.
Known for:
- An Oxford tragedy (1933)
- The Case of the Four Friends (1957)
- Fate Cannot Harm Me (1935)