Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Mario Guiducci

Born: 1585
Died: 1646 (aged 61)
Bio: Mario Guiducci was an Italian astronomer and jurist, born in Florence. He studied law for some time at Pisa University. Discorso Delle Comete, 1619, was published under Mario's name. However, this was mostly a work by Galileo Galilei.