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Quote from George Orwell,


"If large numbers of people believe in freedom of speech,
there will be freedom of speech even if the law forbids it.
But if public opinion is sluggish, inconvenient minorities
will be persecuted, even if laws exist to protect them."


By:

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


[Eric Arthur Blair] (1903-1950) British author

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Law, Media, Press, Responsibility, Speech

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