Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Thomas D'Arcy McGee
Born: April 13, 1825
Died: April 7, 1868 (aged 42)
Bio: Thomas D'Arcy Etienne Hughes McGee was a Canadian politician, Catholic spokesman, journalist, and a Father of Canadian Confederation.
Known for:
- A popular history of Ireland (1863)
- A Popular History of Ireland II
- Selected verse of Thomas D'Arcy McGee