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.
Pierre Bayle
Born: November 18, 1647
Died: December 28, 1706 (aged 59)
Bio: Pierre Bayle was a French philosopher and writer best known for his seminal work the Historical and Critical Dictionary, published beginning in 1697.
Known for:
- Dictionnaire Historique et Critique (1697)
- Various Thoughts on the Occasion of a Comet
- Bayle--political writings
- Pensées diverses sur la comète