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.
Ellen Goodman

Born: April 11, 1941 (age 84)
Bio: Ellen Goodman is an American journalist and syndicated columnist who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1980. She is also a speaker and commentator.
Known for:
- I know just what you mean (2000)
- Paper Trail: Common Sense in Uncommon Times (2004)
- Value judgments (1993)
- The origins of the Western legal tradition (1995)
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