Quote of the day
The best thing we can do if we want the Russians to let us be Americans is to let the Russians be Russian.
Josiah Conder

Born: September 17, 1789
Died: December 27, 1855 (aged 66)
Bio: Josiah Conder, correspondent of Robert Southey and well connected to romantic authors of his day, was editor of the British literary magazine The Eclectic Review, the Nonconformist and abolitionist newspaper The Patriot, the author of romantic verses, poetry, and many popular hymns.