Quote of the day
It would be enough for me to have the system of a jury of twelve versus the system of one judge as a basis for preferring the U.S. to the Soviet Union. I would prefer the country you can leave to the country you cannot.
Richard Mabey

Born: February 20, 1941 (age 85)
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)






