For the liberal state to accommodate a diversity of beliefs while having few positive convictions is one of the more admirable achievements of civilization.
We are bound to lose Ireland in consequence of years of cruelty, stupidity and misgovernment and I would rather lose her as a friend than as a foe.
Eddie Albert, Actor (1908) |
Kingsley Amis, Novelist (1922) |
Philip James Bailey, Poet (1816) |
Robert Barany, Scientist (1876) |
Glen Campbell, Musician (1936) |
Paul Davies, Writer (1946) |
Larry Elder, Journalist (1952) |
Janet Evanovich, Writer (1943) |
Henry Fielding, Novelist (1707) |
Henri La Fontaine, Lawyer (1854) |
Ansel Adams, Photographer (1984) |
Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Politician (1908) |
Stephen Lawrence, Celebrity (1993) |