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1、AreopagiticaASpeechfortheLibertyofUnlicensedPrintingtotheParliamentofEnglandJohnMiltonThisistrueliberty,whenfree-bornmen,Havingtoadvisethepublic,mayspeakfree,Whichhewhocan,andwill,deserveshighpraise;Whoneithercan,norwill,mayholdhispeace:Whatcanbejusterinastatethanthis?Euripid.Hicet
2、id.They,whotostatesandgovernorsoftheCommonwealthdirecttheirspeech,HighCourtofParliament,or,wantingsuchaccessinaprivatecondition,writethatwhichtheyforeseemayadvancethepublicgood;Isupposethem,asatthebeginningofnomeanendeavour,notalittlealteredandmovedinwardlyintheirminds:somewithdoub
3、tofwhatwillbethesuccess,otherswithfearofwhatwillbethecensure;somewithhope,otherswithconfidenceofwhattheyhavetospeak.Andmeperhapseachofthesedispositions,asthesubjectwaswhereonIentered,mayhaveatothertimesvariouslyaffected;andlikelymightintheseforemostexpressionsnowalsodisclosewhichof
4、themswayedmost,butthattheveryattemptofthisaddressthusmade,andthethoughtofwhomithathrecourseto,hathgotthepowerwithinmetoapassion,farmorewelcomethanincidentaltoapreface.WhichthoughIstaynottoconfessereanyask,Ishallbeblameless,ifitbenootherthanthejoyandgratulationwhichitbringstoallwhow
5、ishandpromotetheircountry’sliberty;whereofthiswholediscourseproposedwillbeacertaintestimony,ifnotatrophy.Forthisisnotthelibertywhichwecanhope,thatnogrievanceevershouldariseintheCommonwealth—thatletnomaninthisworldexpect;butwhencomplaintsarefreelyheard,deeplyconsideredandspeedilyref
6、ormed,thenistheutmostboundofcivillibertyattainedthatwisemenlookfor.TowhichifInowmanifestbytheverysoundofthiswhichIshallutter,thatwearealreadyingoodpartarrived,andyetfromsuchasteepdisadvantageoftyrannyandsuperstitiongroundedintoourprinciplesaswasbeyondthemanhoodofaRomanrecovery,itwi
7、llbeattributedfirst,asismostdue,tothestrongassistanceofGodourdeliverer,nexttoyourfaithfulguidanceandundauntedwisdom,LordsandCommonsofEngland.NeitherisitinGod’sesteemthediminutionofhisglory,whenhonourablethingsarespokenofgoodmenandworthymagistrates;whichifInowfirstshouldbegintodo,af
8、tersofairaprogressofyourla
