Quote of the day
The United States form a young republic, a confederacy which ought ever to be cemented by a union of interests and affection, under the influence of those principles which obtained their independence.
John Rupert Firth

Born: June 17, 1890
Died: December 14, 1960 (aged 70)
Bio: John Rupert Firth, commonly known as J. R. Firth, was an English linguist and a leading figure in British linguistics during the 1950s. He was Professor of English at the University of the Punjab from 1919 1928.