Quote of the day
I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
Giovanni Sartori

Born: May 13, 1924
Died: April 4, 2017 (aged 92)
Bio: Giovanni Sartori was an Italian political scientist specialized in the study of democracy and comparative politics.
Known for:
- Homo videns (1997)
- The theory of democracy revisited (1987)
- Comparative constitutional engineering (1994)
- Parties and Party Systems (1976)