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  2. The Prevention of Literature - Wikipedia

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    The Prevention of Literature. " The Prevention of Literature " is an essay published in 1946 by the English author George Orwell. The essay is concerned with freedom of thought and expression, particularly in an environment where the prevailing orthodoxy in left-wing intellectual circles is in favour of the communism of the Soviet Union.

  3. Freedom of speech - Wikipedia

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    Liberalism portal. Politics portal. v. t. e. Freedom of speech is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or a community to articulate their opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation, censorship, or legal sanction. The right to freedom of expression has been recognised as a human right in the Universal Declaration of Human ...

  4. On Liberty - Wikipedia

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    On Liberty is an essay published in 1859 by the English philosopher John Stuart Mill. It applied Mill's ethical system of utilitarianism to society and state. [1][2] Mill suggested standards for the relationship between authority and liberty. He emphasized the importance of individuality, which he considered a prerequisite to the higher ...

  5. Voltaire - Wikipedia

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    He wrote more than 20,000 letters and 2,000 books and pamphlets. [ 7 ] Voltaire was one of the first authors to become renowned and commercially successful internationally. He was an outspoken advocate of civil liberties and was at constant risk from the strict censorship laws of the Catholic French monarchy.

  6. William Hazlitt - Wikipedia

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    William Carew Hazlitt (grandson) William Hazlitt (10 April 1778 – 18 September 1830) was an English essayist, drama and literary critic, painter, social commentator, and philosopher. He is now considered one of the greatest critics and essayists in the history of the English language, [1][2] placed in the company of Samuel Johnson and George ...

  7. Freedom of Speech (painting) - Wikipedia

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    Freedom of Speech is the first of the Four Freedoms paintings by Norman Rockwell, inspired by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1941 State of the Union address, known as Four Freedoms. The painting was published in the February 20, 1943, issue of The Saturday Evening Post with a matching essay by Booth Tarkington . [ 2 ]

  8. Freedom of speech in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The goal of time, place and manner restrictions is to regulate speech in a way that still protects freedom of speech. [34] While freedom of speech is a fundamental right, it is not absolute, and therefore subject to restrictions. [neutrality is disputed] Time, place, and manner restrictions are relatively self-explanatory. Time restrictions ...

  9. Four Freedoms (Rockwell) - Wikipedia

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    The Four Freedoms is a series of four oil paintings made in 1943 by the American artist Norman Rockwell.The paintings—Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want, and Freedom from Fear—are each approximately 45.75 by 35.5 inches (116.2 by 90.2 cm), [1] and are now in the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.