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.
Lord Hervey
Born: October 13, 1696
Died: August 5, 1743 (aged 46)
Bio: John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey English courtier and political writer and memoirist, was the eldest son of John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, by his second wife, Elizabeth.