Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Joseph H. Choate

Born: February 2, 1876
Died: January 19, 1968 (aged 91)
Bio: Joseph H. Choate, Jr. chaired the Voluntary Committee of Lawyers, a group established in 1927 that promoted the repeal of prohibition.
Known for:
- American Addresses of Joseph H. Choate (1911)
- The Two Hague Conferences (1913)
- The life of Joseph Hodges Choate