Quote of the day
Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever sunlight remains to them?
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