Grandpa, all you bought was the air.
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Grandpa, all you bought was the air.
The Broad Form of the Company's Deeds
………………………………… and accepting and reserving all the coal
and other minerals
and other substances on, in, and underlying said land
together with the right
of removing and taking away
the coal and other minerals
and other substances
from adjoining adjacent land
through openings
and the right to occupy
as may be necessary or convenient for mining purposes
without reservation or hindrance
and with proper rights for ventilation
and draining the mines
and all rights
of ingress, egress, or way
and the privilege of constructing
operating and maintaining railroads
and other roads
in, on, under, across, and through and over the land
without being in any way liable
for any injury or damage which may be done to the land
or water therein upon
and generally free, clear and discharged
of and from all servitude to the land
whatsoever.
Bob Henry Baber
………………………………… and accepting and reserving all the coal
and other minerals
and other substances on, in, and underlying said land
together with the right
of removing and taking away
the coal and other minerals
and other substances
from adjoining adjacent land
through openings
and the right to occupy
as may be necessary or convenient for mining purposes
without reservation or hindrance
and with proper rights for ventilation
and draining the mines
and all rights
of ingress, egress, or way
and the privilege of constructing
operating and maintaining railroads
and other roads
in, on, under, across, and through and over the land
without being in any way liable
for any injury or damage which may be done to the land
or water therein upon
and generally free, clear and discharged
of and from all servitude to the land
whatsoever.
Bob Henry Baber
"If we let people see that kind of thing, there would never again be any war": Pentagon official explaining why the U.S. military censored graphic footage from the Gulf War
Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence." -- Albert Einstein (1879-1955) Physicist and Professor, Nobel Prize 1921
Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence." -- Albert Einstein (1879-1955) Physicist and Professor, Nobel Prize 1921




