Quote of the day
Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves. This, as the sages of many lands have taught us, is a golden rule in individual and group, as well as international, relations.
Paul Hirst

Born: May 20, 1946
Died: June 17, 2003 (aged 57)
Bio: Paul Quentin Hirst was a British sociologist and political theorist. He became Professor of Social Theory at Birkbeck, University of London in 1985 and held the post until his death from a stroke and brain haemorrhage.
Known for:
- Globalization in Question (1996)
- Associative democracy (1994)
- Space and Power
- Knowledge and the curriculum (1975)
- War and Power in the 21st Century (2001)