TY  - BOOK
AU  - Milton,John
TI  - Areopagitica: A Speech for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing to the Parliament of England
AV  - KZ 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Freedom of the press -- Early works to 1800
N1  - 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
N2  - "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.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/608
ER  -