#though

In a recent decision of the Supreme Court, not made, however, by the full court, and concurred in by only four justices, it was held that the seller of a patented mimeograph could bind the purchaser to use only his ink in the machine, though the ink was not patented. ↗

— John Bates Clark

#concurred #could #court #decision #four

I'm sorry, I don't talk to the press. Even though I think you're cute. ↗

— Chelsea Clinton

#even #i #i think #press #sorry

A 'new thinker', when studied closely, is merely a man who does not know what other people have thought. ↗

— Frank Moore Colby

#does #know #man #merely #new

I hope when I'm dead I'll be considered an icon, though. ↗

— Lady Gaga

#dead #hope #i #icon #though

The terrible error in the course of human civilization is undoubtedly the defective judgment that allowed religious authorities usurp the foundation of societal morality, in which all collective ethics of humankind must take a cause. This appalling blunder is comparable only to assigning the leper exclusive franchise to run beauty clinics in the society; this can only lead to cycles upon cycles of common infection syndrome. ↗

— Adebowale Ojowuro

#ethics-and-moral-philosophy #freethought #new-book #religion #scepticism

There are Mafia families that have bought magnificent houses on the North Shore, although not yet the great estates because they don't want that kind of high profile. ↗

— Nelson DeMille

#because #bought #estates #families #great

It's appropriate to celebrate public service, and the thoughtful people who choose to serve. They symbolize what is good and decent about this historic citizen legislature, and we thank them. ↗

— Robert. L. Ehrlich

#appropriate #celebrate #choose #citizen #decent

Don't join the book burners. Do not think you are going to conceal thoughts by concealing evidence that they ever existed. ↗

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

#burners #conceal #concealing #ever #evidence

Although NFL teams have common interests such as promoting the NFL brand, they are still separate, profit-making entities, and their interests in licensing team trademarks are not necessarily aligned. ↗

— John Paul Stevens

#although #brand #common #common interests #entities

The freedom of thought and expression is one of the most sacred rights in this country. ↗

— Eliot Engel

#expression #freedom #most #rights #sacred