Quote of the day
Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
Joseph Cummings
Born: March 3, 1817
Died: May 7, 1890 (aged 73)
Bio: Joseph Cummings was the president of Wesleyan University from 1857-1875, president of Northwestern University from 1881-1890, and had been president of the predecessor of Syracuse University from 1854 to 1857.