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100 1 _aMilton, John,
_d1608-1674
245 1 0 _aAreopagitica :
_bA Speech for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing to the Parliament of England
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Areopagitica
500 _aRelease date is 2006-01-21
508 _aProduced by Judith Boss and David Widger
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFreedom of the press -- Early works to 1800
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/608
999 _c42735
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