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5436. MONOPOLY, Inventions and.—[continued].

To embarrass society
with monopolies for every utensil existing,
and in all the details of life, would be more
injurious to them than had the supposed inventors
never existed; because the natural
understanding of its members would have
suggested the same things or others as good.—
To Oliver Evans. Washington ed. v, 75.
(M. 1807)
See Inventions and Patents.