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).
Jonathan Aitken

Born: August 30, 1942 (age 82)
Bio: Jonathan William Patrick Aitken is a former Conservative Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom for 24 years, and a former British government Cabinet minister.
Known for:
- Margaret Thatcher: Power and Personality (2013)
- Pride And Perjury (2000)
- John Newton: From Disgrace to Amazing Grace (2007)
- Nixon, a life (1993)
- Porridge And Passion (2005)