On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
Men have a right to reason for themselves, and though they cannot contradict the intelligence in the London Gazette, they may frame upon it what sentiments they please.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “Men have a right to reason for themselves, and though they cannot contradict the intelligence in the London Gazette…”
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Paine asserts the individual's right to independent thought and interpretation of information, even official news.
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