A Speech for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing to the Parliament of England Milton, John 1608-1674 creator text utu 2006 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Areopagitica" by John Milton is a prose polemic published in 1644 opposing government censorship of printed works. Written during the English Civil War, this impassioned defense challenges Parliament's licensing order requiring pre-publication approval. Milton argues that free access to all ideas—even controversial ones—allows individuals to exercise reason and judgment. Drawing on biblical and classical references, he contends that truth emerges through open discussion rather than state control. This work became one of history's most influential arguments for freedom of speech and expression. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Areopagitica Release date is 2006-01-21 Produced by Judith Boss and David Widger Original publication data not identified Freedom of the press -- Early works to 1800 K Z Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/608 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/608 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133033.0 608