Not because they were servants were we so reserved, for many noble persons are forced to serve through necessity, but by reason the vulgar sort of servants are as ill bred as meanly born, giving children ill examples and worse counsel.
Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run. The daily work - that goes on, it adds up.
Alphonse Allais, Writer (1854) |
Chris Cannon, Politician (1950) |
John Dewey, Philosopher (1859) |
Peter G. Fitzgerald, Politician (1960) |
Dan Fogler, Comedian (1976) |
Theodore Hall, Criminal (1925) |
Kamala Harris, Lawyer (1964) |
Charles Ives, Composer (1874) |
Wanda Jackson, Musician (1937) |
Elfriede Jelinek, Playwright (1946) |
Grace Darling, Celebrity (1842) |
Eugene V. Debs, Politician (1926) |
Burt Lancaster, Actor (1994) |