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| This is true Liberty when free born men / Having to advise the public may speak free, / Which he who can, and will, deserv’s high praise, / Who neither can nor will, may hold his peace; / What can be juster in a State than this? |
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Areopagitica
Order of the Long Parliament for the Regulating of Printing, 14 June, 1643
A Speech for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing |
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| This written oration responds to attempts of the day to “license,” or ban, religious and political writings; however, it remains the starting point for freedom of the press debate. |
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| CONTENTS |
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NEW YORK: P.F. COLLIER & SON COMPANY, 1909–14
NEW YORK: BARTLEBY.COM, 2001 |
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- Introductory Note
- Order of the Long Parliament for the Regulating of Printing, 14 June, 1643; Being the Occasion of Milton’s Areopagitica
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- Areopagitica: A Speech for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing
- Paras. 1–19
- Paras. 20–33
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