Quote of the day
From too much love of living,
From hope and fear set free,
We thank with brief thanksgiving
Whatever gods may be
That no life lives for ever,
That dead men rise up never;
That even the weariest river
Winds somewhere safe to sea.
Roscoe Pound
Born: October 27, 1870
Died: June 30, 1964 (aged 93)
Bio: Nathan Roscoe Pound was a distinguished American legal scholar and educator. He was Dean of Harvard Law School from 1916 to 1936. The Journal of Legal Studies has identified Pound as one of the most cited legal scholars of the 20th century.
Known for:
- An introduction to the philosophy of law (1922)
- The spirit of the common law (1906)
- Social control through law (1942)
- Law And Morals (1924)
- The ideal element in law (1958)







