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.
Quentin Skinner

Born: November 26, 1940 (age 84)
Bio: Quentin Robert Duthie Skinner is the Barber Beaumont Professor of the Humanities at Queen Mary University of London and an intellectual historian.
Known for:
- Visions of Politics (2002)
- The Foundations of Modern Political Thought (1978)
- Liberty before liberalism (1988)
- Hobbes and Republican Liberty (2008)
- Machiavelli (1981)