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“Without free speech no search for Truth is possible; without free speech no discovery of Truth is useful; without free speech progress is checked, and the nations no longer march forward towards the nobler life which the future holds for man. Better a thousandfold abuse of free speech than denial of free speech. The abuse dies in a day; but the denial stays the life of the people and entombs the hope of the race.”

Quote by Charles Bradlaugh

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Charles Bradlaugh

Charles Bradlaugh, a British politician born on September 26, 1833, and died on January 30, 1891, was a prominent atheist and liberal. He served as a Member of Parliament, advocating for social reforms and the promotion of education. more

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