Quote of the day
Nobody understood better than Mr. Lincoln the obvious truth that in politics it does not suffice merely to nominate candidates. Something must also be done to elect them.
Édouard Herriot
Born: July 5, 1872
Died: March 26, 1957 (aged 84)
Bio: Édouard Marie Herriot was a French Radical politician of the Third Republic who served three times as Prime Minister and for many years as President of the Chamber of Deputies. He was leader of the first Cartel des Gauches.
Known for:
- The Life and Times of Beethoven