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.
Walter M. Fitch

Born: May 21, 1929
Died: March 10, 2011 (aged 81)
Bio: Walter M. Fitch was professor of molecular evolution at the University of California, Irvine, until his death, preceded by three years at the University of Southern California and 24 years at the University of Wisconsin Madison.