THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“Democracy extends the sphere of individual freedom, socialism restricts it. Democracy attaches all possible value to each man; socialism makes each man a mere agent, a mere number. Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word: equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.”

— Alexis de Tocqueville

BIRTHDAYS:

1535 Alessandro Allori, Italian painter and carpet designer.

1656 Marin Marais, French composer. The Bells of St Geneviev

1819 Walt Whitman, American poet, essayist, and journalist; he also wrote two novels.

1862 Mikhail Nesterov, Russian and Soviet symbolist painter (The Vision of the Youth Bartholomew), born in Ufa, Russian Empire.

MISCELLANEOUS:

IT’S GETTING REAL. SpaceX Has Updated Mars and Starship Plans

THE COVID 19 INJECTIONS AND LOCKDOWNS BEGAN ON MARCH 15, 2020. THE TRAGEDY THAT ENSUED WAS ENTIRELY AVOIDABLE. TO ANYONE CONSIDERING DOING THIS AGAIN IN THE FUTURE – HERE IS YOUR HOMEWORK READING ASSIGNMENT:

Nuremberg Code (1947)

Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza (2006)

Great Barrington declaration (2020)