If you were a medieval scholar reading a book, you knew that there was a reasonable likelihood you'd never see that particular text again, and so a high premium was placed on remembering what you read. You couldn't just pull a book off the shelf to consult it for a quote or an idea.
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Nationality: American Type: Journalist Born: September 23, 1982 |
“But let her remember, that it is in Britain alone, that laws are equally favourable to liberty and humanity; that it is in Britain the sacred rights of nature have received their most awful ratification.”
“I never lose that terror of 'this is my last job, I'll never work again.' You can never relax and rely on whatever reputation you've built.”