Quote of the day
If we justify war, it is because all peoples always justify the traits of which they find themselves possessed, not because war will bear an objective examination of its merits.
Geoffrey O'Brien
Born: 1948 (age 77)
Bio: Geoffrey O'Brien is an American poet, editor, book and film critic, translator, and cultural historian. In 1992, he joined the staff of the Library of America as executive editor, becoming editor-in-chief in 1998.
Known for:
- Sonata for Jukebox (2001)
- Hardboiled America (1981)
- The phantom empire (1993)