Quote of the day
One does not need buildings, money, power, or status to practice the Art of Peace. Heaven is right where you are standing, and that is the place to train.
Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield
Born: July 13, 1859
Died: October 13, 1947 (aged 88)
Bio: Sidney James Webb, 1st Baron Passfield was a British socialist, economist, reformer and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. He was one of the early members of the Fabian Society in 1884, along with George Bernard Shaw.
Known for:
- The History of Trade Unionism (1902)
- Industrial Democracy (1897)
- Methods of social study (1932)
- The decay of capitalist civilization (1923)