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.
Richard Mabey

Born: February 20, 1941 (age 84)
Bio: Richard Thomas Mabey is a writer and broadcaster, chiefly on the relations between nature and culture.
Known for:
- Food for Free (1972)
- Flora Britannica (1996)
- The unofficial countryside (1973)
- Beechcombings (2007)