Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
George Walden

Born: September 15, 1939 (age 85)
Bio: George Gordon Harvey Walden is a British journalist, former diplomat and former politician for the Conservative Party, serving as Minister for Higher Education 1985-87.
Known for:
- Time to Emigrate? (2006)
- The New Elites (2000)
- China: A Wolf in the World? (2008)
- God Won't Save America (2006)
- Who Is a Dandy?