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As long as I don't write about the government, religion, politics, and other institutions, I am free to print anything.
As long as I don't write about the government, religion, politics, and other institutions, I am free to print anything.
To the press alone, chequered as it is with abuses, the world is indebted for all the triumphs which have read more
To the press alone, chequered as it is with abuses, the world is indebted for all the triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression
The press is the best instrument for enlightening the mind of man, and improving him as a rational, moral and read more
The press is the best instrument for enlightening the mind of man, and improving him as a rational, moral and social being
The power of the periodical press is second only to that of the people.
The power of the periodical press is second only to that of the people.
Pontius Pilate was the first great censor, and Jesus Christ the first great victim of censorship.
Pontius Pilate was the first great censor, and Jesus Christ the first great victim of censorship.
Every burned book enlightens the world.
Every burned book enlightens the world.
Damn all expurgated books; the dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book.
Damn all expurgated books; the dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book.
A free press can of course be good or bad, but, most certainly, without freedom it will never be anything read more
A free press can of course be good or bad, but, most certainly, without freedom it will never be anything but bad. . . . Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better, whereas enslavement is a certainty of the worse.
Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of [achieving] a free read more
Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of [achieving] a free society.
