Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
William Winwood Reade
Born: December 26, 1838
Died: April 24, 1875 (aged 36)
Bio: William Winwood Reade was a British historian, explorer, and philosopher. His two best-known books, The Martyrdom of Man and The Outcast, were included in the Thinker's Library.
Known for:
- The Martyrdom of Man
- Veil of Isis or Mysteries of the Druids (1861)
- Liberty Hall, Oxon (1860)
- The Story of the Ashantee Campaign (1874)