THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“The more people who own little businesses of their own, the safer our country will be, and the better off its cities and towns; for the people who have a stake in their country and their community are its best citizens.”

— John Hancock

BIRTHDAYS:

1737 John Hancock, American Founding Father, merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution.

1752 Muzio Clementi, Italian-English pianist, composer, music publisher, pedagogue, and piano maker, born in Rome, Papal States. Piano Concerto in C Major

1832 Edouard Manet, French modernist painter.

1951, Chesley Sullenberger, American retired aircraft pilot, diplomat and aviation safety expert, who is best known for his actions as captain of US Airways Flight 1549 on January 15, 2009, when he ditched the plane on the Hudson River after both engines were disabled by a bird strike; all 155 people aboard survived.

MISCELLANEOUS:

AMERICAN DISSIDENT. Scott Adams and Intellectual Courage

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