THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.”

— Cicero

BIRTHDAYS:

106 AD Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman statesman, orator, lawyer, and philosopher active during the final decades of the Roman Republic.

1892 J. R. R. Tolkien, English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor best known for inventing the high fantasy universe of Middle-earth and authoring its foundational novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

1909 Victor Borge, Danish-American pianist, comedian, and conductor of Jewish descent renowned for pioneering comedic interpretations of classical music through physical gags, verbal wit, and exaggerated piano techniques.

MISCELLANEOUS:

MEANWHILE, BACK IN THE REAL WORLD. Systems of Trust.

REMINDER:

In the future, before locking things down again (including free speech and the freedom to assemble), the authorities might want to reacquaint themselves with the following:

Nuremberg Code

Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza

Great Barrington declaration