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.
Gerald Priestland

Born: February 26, 1927
Died: June 20, 1991 (aged 64)
Bio: Gerald Francis Priestland was a foreign correspondent and, later, a religious commentator for the BBC.
Known for:
- Who needs the Church? (1983)
- The Dilemmas of Journalism (1979)
- Reasonable Uncertainty (1982)
- Coming Home: An Introduction to the Quakers