Quote of the day
They may then be willing to cast principled votes based on an educated understanding of the public interest in the face of polls suggesting that the public itself may have quite a different understanding of where its interest lies.
William M. Tweed
Born: April 3, 1823
Died: April 12, 1878 (aged 55)
Bio: William Magear Tweed, known as Boss Tweed and often erroneously referred to as William Marcy Tweed, was an American politician and political boss of Tammany Hall who became an icon of urban political machines.







