Quote of the Day (Martha Nussbaum, on Ignorance and Political Misbehavior)

“Knowledge is not a guarantee of good political behavior, but ignorance is a virtual guarantee of bad behavior.”— American philosopher and legal scholar Martha Nussbaum, “Cultivating the Imagination,” The New York Times, Oct. 17, 2010

The image of Martha Nussbaum that accompanies this post was taken in 2008 by Robin Holland.