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Be assured, fellow citizens, that in a democracy it is the laws that guard the person of the citizen and the constitution of the state, whereas the despot and the oligarch find their protection in suspicion and in armed guards.
Bob Bartlett, Politician (1904) |
William Bartram, Environmentalist (1739) |
Felix Baumgartner, Athlete (1969) |
Peter S. Beagle, Author (1939) |
W. H. Davies, Poet (1871) |
Carmen Electra, Actress (1972) |
David Filo, Businessman (1966) |
John Gibbon, Soldier (1827) |
Crispin Glover, Actor (1964) |
Lee H. Hamilton, Politician (1931) |
Paul Celan, Poet (1970) |
Bernard Katz, Scientist (2003) |