And we need leaders with transformative vision to show us the way. The question is: Who will answer the call?

The docks, which once harboured tall ships, now harbour only petty thieves.

Many medicines taste bitter because they contain alkaloid (baselike) compounds. Quinine, caffeine, and the antihistamines are familiar examples.

The diviſion of obligations, into thoſe ariſing from a contract, or quaſi ex contractu; from a delict, or quaſi ex delicto, takes place in the law of England [marginal note]. … Obligations civil, in a large ſenſe, may be divided into ſuch as ariſe from a contract, or quaſi contract; or from a delinquency and crime, or a quaſi delinquency, as they are termed in the civil law.