Quote of the day
The dependence of one people upon another, even for the benefits of legislation, is the deepest source of national weakness.
Richard Hoggart

Born: September 24, 1918
Died: April 10, 2014 (aged 95)
Bio: Herbert Richard Hoggart was a British academic whose career covered the fields of sociology, English literature and cultural studies, with emphasis on British popular culture.
Known for:
- The Uses of Literacy (1957)
- La Culture du pauvre (1970)
- Everyday language & everyday life (2003)
- Mass media in a mass society (2004)
- The Way We Live Now (1995)