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.
Marvin Harris

Born: August 18, 1927
Died: October 25, 2001 (aged 74)
Bio: Marvin Harris was an American anthropologist. He was born in Brooklyn, New York City. A prolific writer, he was highly influential in the development of cultural materialism.
Known for:
- Cannibals and Kings (1977)
- Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches (1974)
- Good to Eat (1985)
- The rise of anthropological theory (1968)
- Why nothing works (1987)