Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Newell Dwight Hillis
Born: September 2, 1858
Died: February 25, 1929 (aged 70)
Bio: Newell Dwight Hillis was a Congregationalist minister, writer, and philosopher from Brooklyn. He served as pastor of the historic Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims in Brooklyn, and he oversaw the completion of the last major renovation of the church.
Known for:
- Great Books as Life Teachers (1899)
- Man's Value to Society (1896)
- The blot on the Kaiser's 'Scutcheon (1918)
- The Battle of Principles (1912)