If I Were Asked What Book Is Better Than A Cheap Book, I Should Answer That There Is One Book Better Than A Cheap Book,--and That Is A Book Honestly Come By.

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If I were asked what book is better than a cheap book, I should answer
that there is one book better than a cheap book,--and that is a book
honestly come by.
-- James Russell Lowell (1819-1891)
-- Before the U. S. Senate Committee on Patents, Jan. 29, 1886

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