Quote of the day
The punters know that the horse named Morality rarely gets past the post, whereas the nag named Self-interest always runs a good race.
John M. Barry

Born: 1947 (age 79)
Bio: John M. Barry is an American author and historian, perhaps best known for his award-winning books on the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, the influenza pandemic of 1918, and the development of the modern form of the ideas of separation of church and state and individual liberty.
Known for:
- The Great Influenza (2004)
- Rising Tide (1997)






