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Quote from Cato,


"Whoever would overthrow the Liberty of a Nation,
must begin by subduing Freedom of Speech...
Without Freedom of Thought, there can be no such Thing as Wisdom;
and no such Thing as publick Liberty, without Freedom of Speech..."


By:

Cato (more quotes by Cato or books by/about Cato)


John Trenchard (1662-1723) & Thomas Gordon (169?-1750)

Source:

Letters, 1720

Categories:

Constitution, Freedom, Liberty, Press, Speech, Tyranny, Wisdom

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