Quote of the day
The difference between burlesque and the newspapers is that the former never pretended to be performing a public service by exposure.
William Blackstone
Born: July 10, 1723
Died: February 14, 1780 (aged 56)
Bio: Sir William Blackstone was an English jurist, judge and Tory politician of the eighteenth century. He is most noted for writing the Commentaries on the Laws of England.
Known for:
- Commentaries on the Laws of England
- Abridgment of Blackstone's Commentaries