Quote of the day
We should like to have some towering geniuses, to reveal us to ourselves in colour and fire, but of course they would have to fit into the pattern of our society and be able to take orders from sound administrative types.
Kevin Bales
Born: February 9, 1952 (age 73)
Bio: Kevin Brian Bales is Professor of Contemporary Slavery at the University of Nottingham, co-author of the Global Slavery Index, and was a co-founder and previously president of Free the Slaves.
Known for:
- Disposable People (1999)
- Ending Slavery: How We Free Today’s Slaves (2007)
- Understanding Global Slavery (2005)