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 Nelson

Born: October 17, 1950 (age 74)
Bio: Richard John Nelson is an American playwright and librettist. He wrote the books for the Tony Award-winning musicals James Joyce's The Dead, the Broadway version of Chess, as well as the critically acclaimed play cycle The Apple Family Plays.
Known for:
- That Hopey Changey Thing (2010)
- Regular Singing
- Sweet and Sad (2011)
- Chess (1988)
- The island within (1989)