In the ruling, Chief Justice John Marshall described a corporation as an "artificial being" that is a "creature of the law."

VOA: special.2010.03.05

Man was seen as a solitary creature, not inherently a part of society.

人被看做是一个独立的客体,而不天然作为社会的一部分

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And years when most of us still thought of a "mouse" as a small creature.

VOA: special.2009.08.16