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PAGE31/NUMPAGES31AreopagiticaASpeechfortheLibertyofUnlicensedPrintingtotheParliamentofEnglandJohnMiltonThisistrueliberty,whenfree-bornmen,Havingtoadvisethepublic,mayspeakfree,Whichhewhocan,andwill,deserveshighpraise;Whoneithercan,norwill,mayholdhispeace:Whatcanbejusterinastatethanthis?Euripid.Hicetid.They,whotostatesandgovernorsoftheCommonwealthdirecttheirspeech,HighCourtofParliament,or,wantingsuchaccessinaprivatecondition,writethatwhichtheyforeseemayadvancethepublicgood;Isupposethem,asatthebeginningofnomeanendeavour,notalittlealteredandmovedinwardlyintheirminds:somewithdoubtofwhatwillbethesuccess,otherswithfearofwhatwillbethecensure;somewithhope,otherswithconfidenceofwhattheyhavetospeak.Andmeperhapseachofthesedispositions,asthesubjectwaswhereonIentered,mayhaveatothertimesvariouslyaffected;andlikelymightintheseforemostexpressionsnowalsodisclosewhichofthemswayedmost,butthattheveryattemptofthisaddressthusmade,andthethoughtofwhomithathrecourseto,hathgotthepowerwithinmetoapassion,farmorewelcomethanincidentaltoapreface.WhichthoughIstaynottoconfessereanyask,Ishallbeblameless,ifitbenootherthanthejoyandgratulationwhichitbringstoallwhowishandpromotetheircountry’sliberty;whereofthiswholediscourseproposedwillbeacertaintestimony,ifnotatrophy.Forthisisnotthelibertywhichwecanhope,thatnogrievanceevershouldariseintheCommonwealth—thatletnomaninthisworldexpect;butwhencomplaintsarefreelyheard,deeplyconsideredandspeedilyreformed,thenistheutmostboundofcivillibertyattainedthatwisemenlookfor.TowhichifInowmanifestbytheverysoundofthiswhichIshallutter,thatwearealreadyingoodpartarrived,andyetfromsuchasteepdisadvantageoftyrannyandsuperstitiongroundedintoourprinciplesaswasbeyondthemanhoodofaRomanrecovery,itwillbeattributedfirst,asismostdue,tothestrongassistanceofGodourdeliverer,nexttoyourfaithfulguidanceandundauntedwisdom,LordsandCommonsofEngland.NeitherisitinGod’sesteemthediminutionofhisglory,whenhonourablethingsarespokenofgoodmenandworthymagistrates;whichifInowfirstshouldbegintod
