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:

1568 Adriano Banchieri, Italian organist, composer, poet, and Benedictine monk, born in Bologna, Papal States. La Battaglia

1695 Pietro Locatelli, Italian violinist and composer, born in Bergamo, Republic of Venice. Trio Sonata No.1, op.5, and Concerto Grosso in C Minor, Op 1 No 2

1856 Louis Sullivan, American architect, and has been called a “father of skyscrapers”, and “father of modernism”.

MISCELLANEOUS:

SOMEONE YOU SHOULD KNOW. King Randall, I.

IN THE FUTURE BEFORE LOCKING THINGS DOWN (INCLUDING FREE SPEECH AND THE FREEDOM TO ASSEMBLE) THE AUTHORITIES MIGHT ALSO WANT TO READ THE FOLLOWING:

Nuremberg Code

Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza

Great Barrington declaration