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 Stevens Cabot Abbott
Born: September 19, 1805
Died: June 17, 1877 (aged 71)
Bio: John Stevens Cabot Abbott, an American historian, pastor, and pedagogical writer, was born in Brunswick, Maine to Jacob and Betsey Abbott.
Known for:
- David Crockett (1874)
- The Empire of Russia (1860)