The Question Is Not Can Animals Speak

All Poetry Is Misrepresentation.

It Is Vain To Talk Of The Interest Of The Community, Without Understanding What Is The Interest Of The Individual

The Offence Is What Is Improperly Called The Death Of An Infant, Who Has Ceased To Be, Before Knowing What Existence Is, A Result Of A Nature Not To Give The Slightest Inquietude To The Most Timid Imagination; And Which Can Cause No Regrets But To The Very Person Who, Through A Sentiment Of Shame And Pity, Has Refused To Prolong A Life Begun Under The Auspices Of Misery.

As To The Evil Which Results From Censorship, It Is Impossible To Measure It, Because It Is Impossible To Tell Where It Ends.

An Absolute And Unlimited Right Over Any Object Of Property Would Be The Right To Commit Nearly Every Crime.if Ihad Sucha Right Over Thestick Iamaboutto Cut, I Might Employ It As A Mace To Knock Down The Passengers, Or I Might Convert It Into A Sceptre As An Emblem Of Royalty, Or Into An Idol To Offend The National Religion.