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spatz | 9 years ago

Any quotes newer than 19th century?

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CalChris|9 years ago

Damn. And I was gonna quote Twain:

  for I knew that a country without a patent office
  and good patent laws was just a crab,
  and couldn't travel any way but sideways or backways

vocatus_gate|9 years ago

> Any quotes newer than 19th century?

What you're doing is called Chronological Snobbery, acting as if an idea or concept has no value simply because of age.