Quote of the day
The dependence of one people upon another, even for the benefits of legislation, is the deepest source of national weakness.
Ralph Flanders
Born: September 28, 1880
Died: February 19, 1970 (aged 89)
Bio: Ralph Edward Flanders was an American mechanical engineer, industrialist and Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Vermont. He grew up on subsistence farms in Vermont and Rhode Island, and was an apprentice machinist and draftsman, before training as a mechanical engineer.
Known for:
- Senator from Vermont (1961)
- The American Century (1950)