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“White Christians often explained the disaster in a time-honored way: it was God's punishment of humanity for its sings. To the seven deadly sins--anger, greed, lust, envy, pride, laziness, gluttony--they added an eighth sin: 'worshiping science.”

Book:Very, Very, Very Dreadful: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918

Source: Very, Very, Very Dreadful: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918

“Nowadays, the disease claims, on average, 36,000 Americans each year, out of a population of 320 million. Contrast this with another number: 35,092 Americans died in motor vehicle accidents in 2015.”

Book:Very, Very, Very Dreadful: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918

Source: Very, Very, Very Dreadful: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918

“For propagandists, whatever promoted the Allied cause was true, whether factual or not. What counted was the noble end--victory--not the sordid means of achieving it. 'Truth and falsehood are arbitrary terms,' declared a CPI official. 'There is nothing in experience to tell us that one is always preferable to the other....There are lifeless truths and vital lies....The force of an idea lies in its inspirational value. It matters very little if it is true or false.”

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Book:Very, Very, Very Dreadful: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918

Source: Very, Very, Very Dreadful: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918