On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
Pardoning the pun, it must be criminal justice indeed that should condemn a work as a substitute for not being able to refute it.
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Thomas Paine
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In "Rights of Man, Part Two," Paine criticizes attempts to suppress ideas through legal means rather than intellectual debate.
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