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Quotation from Areopagitica by John Milton
“Let her and Falsehood grapple; who ever knew Truth put to the worse, in a free and open encounter?”
Areopagitica, Peroration (Project Gutenberg text)
Truth needs no licenser to protect her, Milton argues, only an open field.
Citation: "Let her and Falsehood grapple; who ever knew Truth put to the worse, in a free and open encounter?" — John Milton, Areopagitica, Peroration (Project Gutenberg text). (id areopagitica-q8)
Portrait: John Milton, aged about 21, anonymous, Public domain.
