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.
Carlos Eire

Born: November 23, 1950 (age 74)
Bio: Carlos M. N. Eire is the T. Lawrason Riggs Professor of History and Religious Studies at Yale University. He is a historian of late medieval and early modern Europe.
Known for:
- Waiting for Snow in Havana (2003)
- A Very Brief History of Eternity (2009)
- War against the idols (1986)