33 w h i c h h e c onsiders radically defective, o r s liding f rom t heir o bject b y a buse." J o h n M i l t o n , a g a i n : " F o r t his i s not the l iberty w h i c h w e c a n h ope, t hat n o g rievance should ever rise i n the C o m m o n w e a l t h ; that l e t no m a n i n t his w o r l d e x p e c t ; b ut w h e n complaints a re f reely heard, deeply considered a n d s peedily reformed, t h e n i s the u tmost b o u n d o f c i v i l l iberty a ttained that w i s e m e n l ook f or." P l u t a r c h n obly s a y s : " W i t h o u t liberty there i s n o t h i n g g ood, n othing w o r t h y t he d esires o f m e n . "     -* R o t t e c k : " C u r s e o n his m e m o r y ! T h e p ress i s to w ords w h a t t he t ongue i s to t houghts. W h o w i l l c onstrain t he t ongue t o ask p ermission f or the w o r d i t s h a l l s peak o r f orbid t he s oul t o g eneral thoughts ? What should be free and sacred if not the press ?" B e n j a m i n F r a n k l i n : "Freedom of speech is the principal pillar of a free government: when this support is taken away, the Constitution of free government is dissolved, and tyranny is erected on its ruins." E r s k i n e : " I t is b ecause t he l iberty o f the p ress r e solves i t s e l f into this great issue, that i t has b een i n e very c ountry t he l ast liberty w h i c h subjects have been able t o w rest from t he h ands o f p ower. Other liberties i r e h e l d under g overnment, b u t the l iberty o f o pinion keeps governments themselves i n due s ubjection to t heir duties. This has produced the martyrdom of truth in every age, and the world has only been 'purged from ignorance with the innocent blood of those who Imve enlightened it." J a m e s M c i n t o s h : " O n e a s y l u m o f f ree discussion i s s till i nviolate. T h e r e i s s till o ne s pot i n E u r o p e w h e r e m a n c a n e xercise h i s r eason o n the m ost important concerns o f s ociety, w h e r e h e c a n b oldly p u b l i s h h is t houghts o n t he a cts o f the p roudest a n d m ost p o w e r f u l tyrants." " T h e p ress o f E n g l a n d i s s till f ree. I t is g uarded b y t he free constitution o f our f orefathers. I t is g uarded b y t he h eart a n d a rms o f E n g h s h m e n ; a n d I t rust that I m a y venture t o s ay, that i f i t be to f all, i t w i l l f a l l o n l y u nder t he r uins o f t he B r i t i s h E m p i r e . " C u r r a n : " W h a t then remains? T h e l iberty o f the p ress o n l y ; that sacred p a l l a d i u m w h i c h n o i nfluence, n o p ower, n o m inister, n o g overnment, w h i c h nothing b u t the d epravity o r f olly o f a j u r y c a n e ver destroy. A s the a d -