Quote of the day
It would be enough for me to have the system of a jury of twelve versus the system of one judge as a basis for preferring the U.S. to the Soviet Union. I would prefer the country you can leave to the country you cannot.
William L. Marcy
Born: December 12, 1786
Died: July 4, 1857 (aged 70)
Bio: William Learned Marcy was an American statesman, who served as U.S. Senator, Governor of New York, U.S. Secretary of War and U.S. Secretary of State. In the latter office under President Franklin Pierce, he resolved a dispute about the status of U.S.







