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They are the kind of people who drove Byron and Shelley into exile, and they remain unable to see upon whom that exile reflects.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “They are the kind of people who drove Byron and Shelley into exile, and they remain unable to see upon whom that exile…”
Editor's note · Context
This statement highlights the historical consequences of societal pressures on creative individuals like Byron and Shelley.
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We grant toleration in one part of the field only to deny it in another.
To deny novelty or grievance a right of expression is a certain, if, indeed, an ultimate, validation of the truth they contain.
He is able, accordingly, to indulge in the twofold luxury not only of preserving his own authority, but also of assisting the persons attacked to enter, if they so choose, the way of truth.
When attacks on liberty are political or economic, it is their motive rather than their nature that changes.
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