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.
Eamon Duffy

Born: February 9, 1947 (age 78)
Bio: Eamon Duffy is an Irish historian and academic. He is Professor of the History of Christianity at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow and former President of Magdalene College.
Known for:
- The Stripping of the Altars (1992)
- Marking the Hours (2006)
- Ten Popes Who Shook the World (2011)