It is not the function of the government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error.
On the plains of hesitation bleach the bones of countless millions who, at the dawn of decision, sat down to wait, and waiting died.
| Richard Harris Barham, Comedian (1788) |
| Timothy F. Cahill, Athlete (1979) |
| Alfred Eisenstaedt, Photographer (1898) |
| Lynn Fontanne, Actress (1887) |
| Ira Gershwin, Musician (1896) |
| Peter Handke, Novelist (1942) |
| William S. Hart, Actor (1864) |
| Colleen Haskell, Celebrity (1976) |
| Joyce Kilmer, Poet (1886) |
| Jonathan King, Musician (1944) |
| B. R. Ambedkar, Politician (1956) |
| Don Ameche, Actor (1993) |
| Jefferson Davis, Leader (1889) |
| Frantz Fanon, Psychologist (1961) |
| Claiborne Fox Jackson, Lawyer (1862) |

