Quote of the day
There exists, between people in love, a kind of capital held by each. This is not just a stock of affects or pleasure, but also the possibility of playing double or quits with the share you hold in the other's heart.
Charles S. Maier
Born: February 23, 1939 (age 87)
Bio: Charles S. Maier is the Leverett Saltonstall Professor of History at Harvard University. He teaches European and international history at Harvard. Maier has also served as the director of the Center for European Studies at Harvard.
Known for:
- Among empires (2006)
- The Unmasterable Past (1988)
- Recasting bourgeois Europe (1975)
- Leviathan 2.0 (2014)







