Michael Dobson |
February 9
Social
“The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.”
Фёдор Достое́вский (Fyodor Dostoevsky) (portrait by Vasily Perov)
died February 9, 1881
Michael Dobson |
November 12
Social
"Only powerful people have liberty."
Sun Yat-Sen, Chinese statesman
born November 12, 1866
Michael Dobson |
November 13
Social
"So long as we love we serve; so long as we are loved by others, I would almost say that we are indispensable; and no man is useless while he still has a friend."
Robert Louis Stevenson, author
born November 13, 1850
Michael Dobson |
November 14
Social
"Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse."
Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian statesman
born November 14, 1889
Michael Dobson |
November 15
Social
"Mortal danger is an effective antidote for fixed ideas."
Erwin Rommel, German field marshal
born November 15, 1891