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.
Roscoe Conkling
Born: October 30, 1829
Died: April 18, 1888 (aged 58)
Bio: Roscoe Conkling was a politician from New York who served both as a member of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.