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.
Jules Romains
Born: August 26, 1885
Died: August 14, 1972 (aged 86)
Bio: Jules Romains, born Louis Henri Jean Farigoule, was a French poet and writer and the founder of the Unanimism literary movement. His works include the play Knock ou le Triomphe de la médecine, and a cycle of works called Les Hommes de bonne volonté.
Known for:
- Knock
- Men Of Good Will
- The Death of a Nobody (1911)
- Memoires de Madame Chauverel
- Les copains (1913)