Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Anthony Grafton

Born: May 21, 1950 (age 75)
Bio: Anthony Thomas Grafton is one of the foremost historians of early modern Europe and the current Henry Putnam University Professor at Princeton University. He is also a corresponding fellow of the British Academy and a recipient of the Balzan Prize.
Known for:
- The Footnote: A Curious History (1997)
- Defenders of the text (1991)
- What was History? (2007)
- Forgers and critics (1990)