If truth is not to be spoken, Sir, in a government, calling itself free, least it should be understood by the people, who are governed; and prevent their freely supplying the oil, that facilitates the movement of the cumbrous machineIf facts, which cannot be denied, be repressed; and reason, which cannot be controverted, be stifled; the time is not far distant, when such a country may say, adieu liberty!

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  • Politics — Governance, civic duty, and the structures of power
  • Truth — Meditations on honesty, authenticity, and the search for truth

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