Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it.
— Milton Friedman
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Today is Friday, March 8th, the 68th day of 2024. There are 298 days left in the year. It is National Retro Video Game Day, National Be Nasty Day, National Peanut Cluster Day, and National Proofreading Day.
On This Day
In 1775, an anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, published “African Slavery in America,” the first article in the American colonies calling for the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery.
In 1817, the New York Stock Exchange was founded.
In 1868, Japanese samurai killed 11 French sailors in the port of Sakai, Osaka.
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