Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Mancur Olson
Born: January 22, 1932
Died: February 19, 1998 (aged 66)
Bio: Mancur Lloyd Olson, Jr. was an American economist and social scientist who taught economics at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Known for:
- The Logic of Collective Action (1965)
- The Rise and Decline of Nations (1982)