Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Pierre Loti
Born: January 14, 1850
Died: June 10, 1923 (aged 73)
Bio: Pierre Loti was a French naval officer and novelist, known for his exotic novels.
Known for:
- Aziyadé
- An Iceland Fisherman (1886)
- Madame Chrysanthème (1888)
- Ramuntcho (1897)
- Le Mariage de Loti (1878)