Quote of the day
Maybe you are the cool generation … If coolness means a capacity to stay calm and use your head in the service of ends passionately believed in, then it has my admiration.
Joseph Brackett

Born: May 6, 1797
Died: July 4, 1882 (aged 85)
Bio: Joseph Brackett Jr. was an American songwriter, author, and elder of The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, better known as the Shakers. Brackett's most famous song, "Simple Gifts", is still widely performed and adapted.