THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“Let us not forget that violence does not and cannot exist by itself; it is invariably intertwined with the lie. They are linked in the most intimate, most organic and profound fashion: violence cannot conceal itself behind anything except lies, and lies have nothing to maintain them save violence. Anyone who has once proclaimed violence as his method must inexorably choose the lie as his principle.”

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

BIRTHDAYS:

1254 Marco Polo, Venetian merchant, explorer and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295.

1685 Gottfried Kirchhoff, German organist and composer, chiefly of sacred music, born in Mühlbeck, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire. Wenn wir in höchsten Nöthen sein

1890 Agatha Christie, English author known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers, particularly in the mystery genre.

1909 Jean Batten, New Zealand aviator who made several record-breaking flights – including the first solo flight from England to New Zealand in 1936.

MISCELLANEOUS:

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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