Quote of the day
Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them.
Anthony Giddens
Born: January 18, 1938 (age 87)
Bio: Anthony Giddens, Baron Giddens is a British sociologist who is known for his theory of structuration and his holistic view of modern societies.
Known for:
- The consequences of modernity (1990)
- Runaway world (1999)
- The constitution of society (1984)
- Modernity and self-identity (1991)
- The Politics of Climate Change (2006)