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.
Lyman Beecher
Born: October 12, 1775
Died: January 10, 1863 (aged 87)
Known for:
- A plea for the West (1835)
- Sermons Delivered On Various Occasions (1828)
- Views in theology (1836)