The words come down the centuries - as relevant now as they ever were.

"We have a natural right to make use of our pens, as of our tongue: at our peril, risk and hazard."

"Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers."

"There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times."

"Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues and earthquakes."

"We cannot always oblige but we can always speak obligingly."

and - to sign off with a smile:

"The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude."

Amen!

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