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.
Philip Melanchthon
Born: February 16, 1497
Died: April 19, 1560 (aged 63)
Bio: Philip Melanchthon, born Philipp Schwartzerdt, was a German Lutheran reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther, the first systematic theologian of the Protestant Reformation, intellectual leader of the Lutheran Reformation, and an influential designer of educational systems.
Known for:
- Augsburg Confession
- Loci Communes (1521)
- Apology of the Augsburg Confession
- Commentary on Romans