Quote of the day
The liberty of man consists solely in this: that he obeys natural laws because he has himself recognized them as such, and not because they have been externally imposed upon him by any extrinsic will whatever, divine or human, collective or individual.
Samuel Eliot Morison
Born: July 9, 1887
Died: May 15, 1976 (aged 88)
Bio: Samuel Eliot Morison was an American historian noted for his works of maritime history and American history that were both authoritative and highly popular. He received his Ph.D.
Known for:
- Admiral of the Ocean Sea (1942)
- The Oxford history of the American people (1965)
- The European Discovery of America (1971)