"At the time of the adoption of the constitution, and of the amendment to it, now under consideration [i.e., the First Amendment], the general, if not the universal sentiment in America was, that Christianity ought to receive encouragement from the state, so far as was not incompatible with the private rights of conscience, and the freedom of religious worship."

-- Joseph Story

#Encouragement Quotes #Religious Quotes #Rights Quotes

“I want my books to exist in the literary world, not only in the art world. I am interested in having a dialogue with other writers, and the readers of those writers. Someone who is reading a book of mine might not have visited my exhibitions related to it, but can still have a full, literary experience with that book. This would be a completely different experience from stepping into the show, not having read the book. One form is not illustrative of the other.”

Source : Source: logger.believermag.com
“If truth is beauty, how come no one has their hair done in the library?”
“Once you can clearly describe what you are reacting to, free of your interpretation or evaluation of it, other people are less likely to be defensive when they hear it.”
“Every library answers a twofold need, which is often also a twofold obsession: that of conserving certain objects (books) and that of organizing them in certain ways”
“I'm praying that was my one little dip in the cancer pool. I hope never to have to revisit that, but I learned a lot, I'm cancer free with a bright and hopeful future.”

Source : Interview with Angela Page, www.wjffradio.org. June 24, 2000.
“In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled that individual communities should set obscenity standards. Whenever a case is tried, it will be based on a community standard for that particular place.”
“The teachers I've learned the most from, didn't think they were teaching me; they just thought we were friends.”
“Every day travels toward death; the last only arrives at it.”

Source : Alexander Smith (1863). “Dreamthorp: A Book of Essays Written in the Country”, p.47

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