Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Émile Augier
Born: September 17, 1820
Died: October 25, 1889 (aged 69)
Bio: Guillaume Victor Émile Augier was a French dramatist. He was the thirteenth member to occupy seat 1 of the Académie française on 31 March 1857.
Known for:
- Olympe's Marriage
- Four Plays
- Sappho: An Opera Libretto
- Four Plays from the French of Emile Augier
- Paul Forrester