Quote of the day
In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I also love him.
Oliver Hazard Perry
Born: August 23, 1785
Died: August 23, 1819 (aged 34)
Bio: Oliver Hazard Perry was an American naval commander, born in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. He was the son of USN Captain Christopher Raymond Perry and of Sarah Wallace Alexander, and the older brother of Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry.