On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
It is better that the whole argument should come out than to seek to stifle it.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “It is better that the whole argument should come out than to seek to stifle it.”
Editor's note · Context
This statement from "Rights of Man" advocates for open and complete discussion of arguments rather than suppressing them.
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