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.
Keith Carradine, Actor (1949) |
Benny Carter, Musician (1907) |
William M. Daley, Politician (1948) |
Kool Moe Dee, Musician (1962) |
Roger Federer, Athlete (1981) |
George Gerbner, Journalist (1919) |
Brian Harvey, Musician (1974) |
Alija Izetbegovic, Activist (1925) |
Dino De Laurentiis, Director (1919) |
Ernest Lawrence, Scientist (1901) |
George Canning, Statesman (1827) |
Ernst Haeckel, Scientist (1919) |
James Irwin, Astronaut (1991) |
Shirley Jackson, Novelist (1965) |
John H. Johnson, Businessman (2005) |