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).
Nelson A. Miles
Born: August 8, 1839
Died: May 15, 1925 (aged 85)
Bio: Nelson Appleton Miles was a United States soldier who served in the American Civil War, Indian Wars, and the Spanish American War.
Known for:
- SERVING THE REPUBLIC MEMOIRS O (1911)
- MILITARY EUROPE A NARRATIVE OF
- HARPERS PICT HIST OF THE WAR W