Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Vernon Bartlett

Born: April 30, 1894
Died: January 18, 1983 (aged 88)
Bio: Charles Vernon Oldfield Bartlett was an English journalist, politician and author.
Known for:
- Struggle for Africa (1953)
- Mud and khaki (1917)
- Intermission in Europe (1938)
- The past of pastimes (1969)
- Tuscan Harvest (1971)