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.
Marie de Gournay

Born: October 6, 1565
Died: July 13, 1645 (aged 79)
Bio: Marie de Gournay was a French writer, who wrote a novel and a number of other literary compositions, including two protofeminist works, The Equality of Men and Women and The Ladies' Grievance. In her novel Le Promenoir de M.