In vain we call old notions fudge, And bend our conscience to our dealing; The Ten Commandments will not budge, And stealing will continue stealing.
James Russell Lowell
Where these words come from
- 85% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Motto of the American Copyright League (written Nov. 20, 1885).; Bartlett, Familiar Quotations (1905)
- Motto of the American Copyright League (written Nov. 20, 1885).
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