Quote of the day
I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
Robert Toombs
Born: July 2, 1810
Died: December 15, 1885 (aged 75)
Bio: Robert Augustus Toombs was an American politician who was a founding father of the Confederacy and its first Secretary of State.