"The question of perpetual copyright is, in my judgement, entitled to the full and favorable consideration of the Congress of an enlightened republic. There would seem to be every reason for the equitable protection, without limit as to time, of the unquestioned property rights of its citizens."

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Source : The Literary World, October 28, 1899.

Florence Earle Coates

#Rights Quotes #Judgement Quotes #Citizens Quotes

“The observer, when he seems to himself to be observing a stone, is really, if physics is to be believed, observing the effects of the stone upon himself.”
“There's an expression: Great is the enemy of the good. Sometimes in trying to be great, you make a mess of things.”
“Though I was not a belligerent kid, I do not think I ever passed up a good opportunity to fight.”
“Who knows most, doubts most.”

Source : Robert Browning (1994). “The Works of Robert Browning”, p.582, Wordsworth Editions
“But he'd learned long ago that a life lived without risks pretty much wasn't worth living. Life rewarded courage, even when that first step was taken neck-deep in fear.”

Source : Tamera Alexander (2010). “Within My Heart (Timber Ridge Reflections Book #3)”, p.75, Bethany House
“The world is the geologist's great puzzle-box; he stands before it like the child to whom the separate pieces of his puzzle remain a mystery till he detects their relation and sees where they fit, and then his fragments grow at once into a connected picture beneath his hand.”

Source : Louis Agassiz (1873). “Geological Sketches”, p.11
“The first wild-flower of the year is like land after sea.”

Source : Thomas Wentworth Higginson (2007). “Outdoor Studies, Poems”, p.59, Reprint Services Corporation
“Empathy in broadest sense refers to the reactions of one individual to the observed experiences of another”

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