Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
Pierre Beaumarchais
Born: January 24, 1732
Died: May 18, 1799 (aged 67)
Bio: Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais was a French polymath. At various times in his life, he was a watchmaker, inventor, playwright, musician, diplomat, spy, publisher, horticulturist, arms dealer, satirist, financier, and revolutionary.
Known for:
- The Figaro trilogy
- The Figaro Plays
- The Three Figaro Plays