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.
Ludwig Tieck
Born: May 31, 1773
Died: April 28, 1853 (aged 79)
Bio: Johann Ludwig Tieck was a German poet, translator, editor, novelist, writer of Novellen, and critic, who was one of the founding fathers of the Romantic movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Known for:
- Der Blonde Eckbert
- Der Runenberg
- Wake Not the Dead
- The Elves