Quote of the day
This dead of midnight is the noon of thought,
And Wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars.
At this still hour the self-collected soul
Turns inward, and beholds a stranger there
Of high descent, and more than mortal rank;
An embryo God; a spark of fire divine.
James David Barber

Born: July 31, 1930
Died: September 12, 2004 (aged 74)
Bio: James David Barber was a political scientist whose book The Presidential Character made him famous for his classification of presidents through their worldviews. From 1977 to 1995, he taught political science at Duke University.
Known for:
- Presidential character (1972)
- Presidents (2000)
- The pulse of politics (1980)
- Politics by humans (1988)
- The book of democracy (1995)






