Quote of the day
By their victory, the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions and other units of the Fifth Amphibious Corps have made an accounting to their country which only history will be able to value fully. Among the Americans serving on Iwo island, uncommon valor was a common virtue.
Raymond Williams
Born: August 31, 1921
Died: January 26, 1988 (aged 66)
Bio: Raymond Henry Williams was a Welsh academic, novelist and critic. He was an influential figure within the New Left and in wider culture.
Known for:
- Culture and Society (1958)
- The Country and the City (1973)
- The Long Revolution (1961)
- Marxism and literature (1977)
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