Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Allan Massie

Born: October 19, 1938 (age 86)
Bio: Allan Johnstone Massie is a Scottish journalist, columnist, sports writer and novelist. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He has lived in the Scottish Borders for the last 25 years, and now lives in Selkirk.
Known for:
- Death in Bordeaux (2010)
- Dark Summer in Bordeaux (2012)
- A question of loyalties (1989)
- End Games in Bordeaux (2015)