Court Records

Famous quotes containing the words court and/or records:

“Universal empire is the prerogative of a writer. His concerns are with all mankind, and though he cannot command their obedience, he can assign them their duty. The Republic of Letters is more ancient than monarchy, and of far higher character in the world than the vassal court of Britain.”
—Thomas Paine (1737–1809)

“In America, the photographer is not simply the person who records the past, but the one who invents it.”
—Susan Sontag (b. 1933)