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.
Simon Winchester

Born: September 28, 1944 (age 80)
Bio: Simon Winchester, is a British author and journalist who resides in Massachusetts, in the United States. Through his career at The Guardian, Winchester covered numerous significant events, including Bloody Sunday and the Watergate Scandal.
Known for:
- The Surgeon of Crowthorne (1998)
- The Pacific (1991)
- Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded (2004)