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.
Gabriel Kolko

Born: August 17, 1932
Died: May 19, 2014 (aged 81)
Bio: Gabriel Morris Kolko was an American-born Canadian historian and author. His research interests included American capitalism and political history, the Progressive Era, and US foreign policy in the 20th century.
Known for:
- Triumph of Conservatism (1963)
- Anatomy of a War (1985)
- Railroads and regulation, 1877-1916 (1965)
- Century of war (1994)
- Vietnam (1997)