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.
Barbara Ward

Born: May 23, 1914
Died: May 31, 1981 (aged 67)
Bio: Barbara Mary Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, was a British economist and writer interested in the problems of developing countries.
Known for:
- Only one Earth (1972)
- The home of man (1976)
- The Rich Nations and the Poor Nations (1961)
- Progress for a small planet (1979)
- Five Ideas That Change the World (1959)