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All silencing of discussion is an assumption of infallibility.
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All silencing of discussion is an assumption of infallibility.
Only an unmitigated despotism demands that the individual citizen shall obey unconditionally every mandate of persons in authority.
The interest of the people is that there should be full liberty of censure on every public officer, and on every public act or measure.
A Sultan's favourite slave has slaves under her, over whom she tyrannizes; but the desirable thing would be that she should neither have slaves nor be a slave.