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THOUGHT OF THE DAY: ”Contrary to a popular impression, profits are achieved not by raising prices, but by introducing economies and efficiencies that cut costs of production.” ― Henry Hazlitt, Economics in One Lesson BIRTHDAYS: 1660 Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian baroque composer. Dormi o fulmine di guerra, and Concerto No. 5 in D minor – I.…

THOUGHT OF THE DAY: ”In 1987, Gorbachev said he wanted to build Alexander Dubček’s “socialism with a human face,” to which I responded that Frankenstein’s monster also had a human face. Communism goes against human nature and can only be sustained by totalitarian repression.” ― Garry Kasparov BIRTHDAYS: 1567 Michiel Janszoon van Mierevelt, Dutch royal…

THOUGHT OF THE DAY: ”Faith, n. Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.” ― Ambrose Bierce BIRTHDAYS: 1777 Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician, astronomer, geodesist, and physicist who contributed to many fields in mathematics and science. 1870 Franz Lehár, Austro-Hungarian composer. He is mainly known…

THOUGHT OF THE DAY: ”There’s an old saying in business: You’re the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” ― Peter H. Diamandis BIRTHDAYS: 1636 Esaias Reusner, German lutenist and composer. Sonatina D major 1854 Henri Poincaré, French mathematician 1860 Lorado Taft, American sculptor 1863 William Randolph Hearst, American businessman, newspaper…

THOUGHT OF THE DAY: ”An immoral society betrays humanity because it betrays the basis for humanity, which is memory. An immoral society deals with memory as some politicians deal with politics. A moral society is committed to memory: I believe in memory. The Greek word alethia means Truth, Things that cannot be forgotten. I believe…

THOUGHT OF THE DAY: ”The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.” ― Marcus Aurelius BIRTHDAYS: 1623 Johann Adam Reincken, German organist and composer. Fuge g-moll, and “Ballett” in E Minor, and Sonata 1, first 4 movements, Pisendel movement 3, and Allemande in G, and Toccata in G 1759 Mary Wollstonecraft, British…

THOUGHT OF THE DAY: ”Far from failing in its intended task, our educational system is in fact succeeding magnificently, because its aim is to keep the American people thoughtless enough to go on supporting the system.” ― Richard Mitchell BIRTHDAYS: 121 Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and a Stoic philosopher. 1538 Gian…

THOUGHT OF THE DAY: ”Tolerating the distortion of history is the first step toward tolerating humiliation in real life.” ― Ai Weiwei BIRTHDAYS: 1677 Guillaume Coustou Sr, French sculptor 1690 Gottlieb Theophil Muffat, German composer. Fugue in g minor, and Toccata prima, and Passacaglia 1730 Fedele Fenaroli, Italian composer. Partimento: Book IV, No. 30 in…

THOUGHT OF THE DAY: ”Monopolies are bad because people get bad service for high prices. Competition is good because people get good service for competitive prices.” ― Timothy C. Draper BIRTHDAYS: 1670 Christian Ludwig Boxberg, German composer. Machet die Tore weit. 1706 Giovanni Battista Martini, Italian Conventual Franciscan friar and composer. Partimento in B minor,…

THOUGHT OF THE DAY: ”It’s illegal to forcefully take money from people unless you’re the government. It’s illegal to take someone’s liberty, unless you’re the government. It’s illegal to kill someone, unless you’re the government. Private organizations can do everything that government can do except for legally break the law.” ― J.S.B. Morse BIRTHDAYS: 1564…