Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 192
November Surprises
Definitely worth your time: The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History by John M. Barry.
“The final lesson of 1918, a simple one yet one most difficult to execute, is that… those in authority must retain the public’s trust. The way to do that is to distort nothing, to put the best face on nothing, to try to manipulate no one.”
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