11 June 2012 June 10, 2021 Author: Staff More than 80 people die in a landslide triggered by two earthquakes in Afghanistan; an entire village is buried. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Nothing is quite so wretchedly corrupt as an aristocracy which has lost its power but kept its wealth and which still has endless leisure to devote to nothing but banal enjoyments. All its great thoughts and passionate energy are things of the past, and nothing but a host of petty, gnawing vices now cling to it like worms to a corpse." Alexis de Tocqueville — Click here for more from Alexis de Tocqueville Related posts: 2 June 2012 15 June 2012 7 January 2012 13 May 2012 6 August 2012 12 July 2012 4 July 2012 16 August 2012 17 November 2012 13 January 2012 Categories: History Tags: 11 June, 2012