Cherif Bassiouni(1937-2017)

He wrote more than two dozen books and 200 scholarly articles on subjects including juvenile delinquency, international extradition, and the Islamic criminal justice system. He was a frequent consultant to the U.S. government, including during the Iran hostage crisis that began in 1979.

I can place my little grain of sand and add to that very thin veneer of civilization. I'm a very firm believer in the incremental approach; things change because individuals move their little grain of sand.