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Thomas Jefferson to Isaac McPherson 13 Aug. 1813Writings 13:333--35 (URL) It has been pretended by some, (and in England especially,) that inventors have a natural and exclusive right to their inventions, and not merely for their own lives, but (...) (22 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | Re: Jefferson on Copyright and Patent
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(...) <snip> (...) This is a good read. <snip> (...) What if I have a problem with bearing arms that has nothing to do with religious scruples? :p (...) (22 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) One of the definitions of "religious" is "extremely scrupulous or conscientious." That's how you get the term "conscientious objector." Basically, the phrase just exempts someone with a strong philosophical objection to keeping or using arms. (...) (22 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | Re: Jefferson on Copyright and Patent
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(...) Now this is a good way to wrap it up :) I concur with the above. Thanks Hoppy. Dave K (22 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Jeez-louieeeez, yes it could! Learn to paragraph, Tom! A dense body of text like that on a computer screen is unreadable. -->Bruce<-- (22 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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