Quote of the day
Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves. This, as the sages of many lands have taught us, is a golden rule in individual and group, as well as international, relations.
Charles S. Maier
Born: February 23, 1939 (age 86)
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)