The difference between a tool and a machine is not capable of very precise distinction; nor is it necessary, in a popular explanation of those terms, to limit very strictly their acceptation.
I am and have always been a strong proponent of public education. But by the virtue of its very nature - publicly funded schools cannot offer the type of spiritual education that Catholic schools have long provided.
| Otto Bauer, Writer (1881) |
| Amy Marcy Beach, Musician (1867) |
| John Cage, Composer (1912) |
| Tommaso Campanella, Philosopher (1568) |
| John Griffin Carlisle, Politician (1834) |
| John C. Danforth, Politician (1936) |
| William Devane, Actor (1940) |
| Werner Erhard, Celebrity (1935) |
| Alcee Hastings, Politician (1936) |
| Jesse James, Criminal (1847) |
| Douglas Bader, Soldier (1982) |
| Lord Caradon, Diplomat (1990) |
| Leon Edel, Critic (1997) |
| Paul Gillmor, Politician (2007) |
| Mother Teresa, Leader (1997) |


