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.
Maurice Druon
Born: April 23, 1918
Died: April 14, 2009 (aged 90)
Bio: Maurice Druon was a French novelist and a member of the Académie française, of which he served as "Perpetual Secretary" between 1985 and 1999.
Known for:
- The Iron King (1955)
- The Strangled Queen (1955)
- The She-Wolf of France (1959)
- The Poisoned Crown (1956)
- The Royal Succession (1957)