Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
Ernest van den Haag
Born: September 15, 1914
Died: March 21, 2002 (aged 87)
Bio: Ernest van den Haag was a Dutch-American sociologist, social critic, and John M. Olin Professor of Jurisprudence and Public Policy at Fordham University. He was best known for his contributions to National Review.
Known for:
- The death penalty (1983)
- The Jewish mystique (1969)
- The U.N., in or out? (1987)
- Passion and social constraint (1963)
- U.S. ends and means in Central America (1988)