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.
Geoffrey Lane, Baron Lane

Born: July 17, 1918
Died: August 22, 2005 (aged 87)
Bio: Geoffrey Dawson Lane, Baron Lane was a British Judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of England from 1980 to 1992. The later part of his term was marred by a succession of disputed convictions.