Quote of the day
My own early experiences in war led me to suspect the value of discipline, even in that sphere where it is so often regarded as the first essential for success.
Venture Smith

Born: 1729
Died: 1805 (aged 76)
Bio: Venture Smith was captured when he was a 6 and a half-year-old boy in West Africa and was taken to Anomabo on the Gold Coast to be sold as a slave. As an adult in Rhode Island, he purchased his freedom and that of his family.