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Quote from George Mason,


"The freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty,
and can never be restrained but by despotic governments."


By:

George Mason (more quotes by George Mason or books by/about George Mason)


(1725-1792), drafted the Virgina Declaration of Rights, ally of James Madison and George Washington

Source:

Virginia Bill of Rights, 1776

Categories:

Despotism, Government, Individual Rights, Press, Speech

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