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 Prestwich
Born: March 12, 1812
Died: June 23, 1896 (aged 84)
Bio: Sir Joseph Prestwich, FRS was a British geologist and businessman, known as an expert on the Tertiary Period and for having confirmed the findings of Boucher de Perthes of ancient flint tools in the Somme valley gravel beds.