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A number of our current leaders could do with listening to some Aztec advice for <\/strong>handling pandemics:<\/strong> Turns out the Aztec empire that occupied present-day Mexico throughout much of the second millennium had a handbook for responding to plagues and epidemics, says Zocalo Public Square<\/a>. The Aztecs ended up succumbing to smallpox \u2014 brought to the continent by the Spanish invaders \u2014 but within our record of the empire\u2019s moral philosophy, we find extensive warnings to new rulers facing rampant diseases, emphasizing grace and wisdom. The number one Aztec rule: \u201cDo not be a fool.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A number of our current leaders could do with listening to some Aztec advice for handling pandemics: Turns out the Aztec empire that occupied present-day Mexico throughout much of the second millennium had a handbook for responding to plagues and epidemics, says Zocalo Public Square. 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