Quote of the day
The dependence of one people upon another, even for the benefits of legislation, is the deepest source of national weakness.
Melissus of Samos

Born: 470 BC
Died: 430 BC (aged 40)
Bio: Melissus of Samos was the third and last member of the ancient school of Eleatic philosophy, whose other members included Zeno and Parmenides.