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Randy Shilts was an American journalist renowned for his pioneering work in covering the AIDS epidemic. He is most celebrated for his book 'And the Band Played On,' which offered an extensive examination of the early stages of the epidemic and the response of the U.S. government and medical community. Shilts passed away on February 17, 1994.

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“Insanity triumphed because sane people were silent.”

Silence Civil Liberty

Book:And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic

Source: And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic

“The bathhouses weren’t open because the owners didn’t understand they were spreading death. They understood that. The bathhouses were open because they were still making money.”

Greed Aids Pandemic Epidemic

Book:And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic

Source: And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic

“This is an infectious disease, Conant began. The CDC case-control study may offer some definitive word on how it was spread, but that research was stalled, probably for lack of resources. We are losing time, and time is the enemy in any epidemic. The disease is moving even if the government isn’t.”

Pandemic Epidemics Virus Epidemiology

Book:And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic

Source: And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic

“In politics, the players jockey for power; in academia, they play for vanity, a far more compelling instinct that could conjure far more vindictive punishment.”

Politics Workplace Politics Vindictiveness

Book:And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic

Source: And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic

“I can only answer that I tried to tell the truth and, if not be objective, at least be fair; history is not served when reporters prize trepidation and propriety over the robust journalistic duty to tell the whole story.”

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“HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character.”

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“Prejudice makes prisoners of both the hated and the hater.”

Prejudice Hated Prisoner

Book:And the Band Played On: Politics, People and the AIDS Epidemic

Source: And the Band Played On: Politics, People and the AIDS Epidemic

About the Author

Born: August 8, 1951
Died: February 17, 1994
Known for: Journalist
Quotes: 7

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