Famous quotes containing the words terra firma, terra and/or capital:
“A ship is a bit of terra firma cut off from the main; it is a state in itself; and the captain is its king.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)
“A ship is a bit of terra firma cut off from the main; it is a state in itself; and the captain is its king.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)
“I should not regret a fair and full trial of the entire abolition of capital punishment.”
—James Madison (1751–1836)