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It is the theory of the North that society is as much a gainer by this freedom of discussion as is the individual.
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Henry Ward Beecher
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gutenberg.orgHenry Ward Beecher: “It is the theory of the North that society is as much a gainer by this freedom of discussion as is the individual.”
Editor's note · Context
Beecher argues that society benefits from the freedom of discussion just as individuals do.
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