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.
Allen Mandelbaum

Born: May 4, 1926
Died: October 27, 2011 (aged 85)
Bio: Allen Mandelbaum was an American professor of Italian literature, poet, and translator.