THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“The argument for liberty is not an argument against organization, which is one of the most powerful tools human reason can employ, but an argument against all exclusive, privileged, monopolistic organization, against the use of coercion to prevent others from doing better.”

— Friedrich August von Hayek

BIRTHDAYS:

1737 Edward Gibbon, English historian and writer; author of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.

1745 Carl Stamitz, German composer and violin virtuoso of the Mannheim school. Concerto in D Major, Op. 1 – I. Risoluto

1815 Jean-Delphin Alard, French violinist and composer. Vilanelle

1895 James H. “Dutch” Kindelberger, American aerospace pioneer; led the design team for the P-51 Mustang.

1899 Friedrich August von Hayek, Austrian-born economist and philosopher who advanced the Austrian School’s emphasis on individual action, market processes, and skepticism toward central economic planning.

1919 Leon Festinger, American social psychologist; developed the theory of cognitive dissonance.

1920 Sloan Wilson, American novelist; author of The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit.

MISCELLANEOUS:

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