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100 1 _aAnonymous
245 1 2 _aA Letter to Sir Samuel Shepherd, Knt., His Majesty's Attorney General :
_bUpon the Subject of His Prosecutions of Richard Carlile, for Publishing Paine's Age of Reason
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2012-10-08
508 _aProduced by David Widger
520 _a"A Letter to Sir Samuel Shepherd, Knt., His Majesty's Attorney General" by Anonymous is a socio-political treatise written in the early 19th century. This book is a critical examination of the prosecution of Richard Carlile for publishing Thomas Paine's work, "The Age of Reason." It questions the integrity of legal proceedings in matters of religious controversy and advocates for the importance of free inquiry and expression. The letter directly addresses Sir Samuel Shepherd’s role in the prosecution, challenging the fairness of the legal system that allows the prosecution to present multiple arguments while restricting the accused's defense. The author articulates a strong defense of Carlile, arguing that such prosecutions are not only unjust but also detrimental to genuine moral and intellectual discourse. Throughout the text, the author argues against the suppression of dissenting views and highlights the hypocrisy of the Society for the Suppression of Vice, emphasizing the need for open debate in matters of faith and truth. The end goal is to encourage rational thought and justice in the face of persecution for free thinkers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aTrials (Blasphemy) -- Great Britain
653 _aBlasphemy -- Great Britain
653 _aPaine, Thomas, 1737-1809. Age of reason
653 _aShepherd, Samuel, Sir, 1760-1840
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40979
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