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1、论出版自由英文版约翰·弥尔顿AreopagiticaASpeechfortheLibertyofUnlicensedPrintingtotheParliamentofEnglandbyJohnMiltonAREOPAGITICAASPEECHFORTHELIBERTYOFUNLICENSEDPRINTINGTOTHEPARLIAMENTOFENGLANDThisistrueliberty,whenfree-bornmen,Havingtoadvisethepublic,mayspeakfree,Whichhewhocan,andwill,deserveshighpraise;Whoneit
2、hercan,norwill,mayholdhispeace:Whatcanbejusterinastatethanthis?Euripid.Hicetid.They,whotostatesandgovernorsoftheCommonwealthdirecttheirspeech,HighCourtofParliament,or,wantingsuchaccessinaprivatecondition,writethatwhichtheyforeseemayadvancethepublicgood;Isupposethem,asatthebeginningofnomeanendeavou
3、r,notalittlealteredandmovedinwardlyintheirminds:somewithdoubtofwhatwillbethesuccess,otherswithfearofwhatwillbethecensure;somewithhope,otherswithconfidenceofwhattheyhavetospeak.Andmeperhapseachofthesedispositions,asthesubjectwaswhereonIentered,mayhaveatothertimesvariouslyaffected;andlikelymightinth
4、eseforemostexpressionsnowalsodisclosewhichofthemswayedmost,butthattheveryattemptofthisaddressthusmade,andthethoughtofwhomithathrecourseto,hathgotthepowerwithinmetoapassion,farmorewelcomethanincidentaltoapreface.WhichthoughIstaynottoconfessereanyask,Ishallbeblameless,ifitbenootherthanthejoyandgratu
5、lationwhichitbringstoallwhowishandpromotetheircountry’sliberty;whereofthiswholediscourseproposedwillbeacertaintestimony,ifnotatrophy.Forthisisnotthelibertywhichwecanhope,thatnogrievanceevershouldariseintheCommonwealth—thatletnomaninthisworldexpect;butwhencomplaintsarefreelyheard,deeplyconsideredan
6、dspeedilyreformed,thenistheutmostboundofcivillibertyattainedthatwisemenlookfor.TowhichifInowmanifestbytheverysoundofthiswhichIshallutter,thatwearealreadyingoodpartarrived,andyetfromsuchasteepdisadvantageoftyrannyandsuperstitiongroundedintoourprinciplesaswasbeyondthemanhoodofaRomanrecovery,itwillbe
7、attributedfirst,asismostdue,tothestrongassistanceofGodourdeliverer,nexttoyourfaithfulguidanceandundauntedwisdom,LordsandCommonsofEngland.NeitherisitinGod’sesteemthediminutionofhisglory,whenhonourablethingsarespok