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Freedom of speech is a principal pillar of a free government; when this support is taken away, the constitution of a free society is dissolved, and tyranny is erected on its ruins.

Source:'On Freedom of Speech and the Press,' Pennsylvania Gazette (November 17, 1737)
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  • Born: January 17, 1706 - April 17, 1790
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