Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Reinhard Bendix

Born: February 25, 1916
Died: February 28, 1991 (aged 75)
Bio: Reinhard Bendix was a German American sociologist.
Known for:
- Nation-Building and Citizenship (1964)
- Work and authority in industry (1956)
- From Berlin to Berkeley (1986)
- Embattled reason (1970)