Books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them to be as… — John Milton
Books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are.
Areopagitica · 1644
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Milton, John. "Areopagitica." John Milton: Major Works, edited by Stephen Orgel and Jonathan Goldberg. Oxford University Press, 2008.
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Milton, John. Areopagitca; a speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicenc'd Printing, to the Parlament of England. London, 1644.