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.
Michael Dirda
Born: 1948 (age 77)
Bio: Michael Dirda is a book critic for the Washington Post. He has been a Fulbright Fellow and won a Pulitzer Prize in 1993.
Known for:
- Classics for Pleasure (2007)
- Book by Book: Notes on Reading and Life (2006)
- Readings: Essays and Literary Entertainments (2000)