Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Morris Ernst

Born: August 23, 1888
Died: May 21, 1976 (aged 87)
Bio: Morris Leopold Ernst was an American lawyer and co-founder of the American Civil Liberties Union.