Quote of the day
It is not what we learn in conversation that enriches us. It is the elation that comes of swift contact with tingling currents of thought. It is the opening of our mental pores, and the stimulus of marshaling our ideas in words, of setting them forth as gallantly and as graciously as we can.
Xiang Lanxin

Born: April 4, 1956 (age 70)
Bio: Xiang Lanxin is a Professor of International History and Politics at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies of Geneva. Professor Xiang obtained his PhD at The Johns Hopkins University.
Known for:
- The Origins of the Boxer War (2003)
- Recasting the imperial Far East (1995)
- Mao's generals (1998)






