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.
Margaret Gatty

Born: June 3, 1809
Died: October 4, 1873 (aged 64)
Bio: Margaret Gatty was an English children's author and writer on marine biology.
Known for:
- Parables From Nature (1855)
- The Book of Sun-Dials (1872)
- A Key to Tennyson's 'In Memoriam'