Word: arcopagitica
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...Harvard believes in the "free trade in ideas" of Justice Holmes--a graduate of 1861--which is no more than saying that she believes in the principles of Milton's "Arcopagitica" (1644), of Jefferson's First Inaugural (1801), and of Mill's "Essay on Liberty" (1859). She thinks that repression is not wise or workable under our system, that wide latitude for conflicting views affords the best chance for good government, and that in suppression usually lies the greater peril. Harvard is not afraid of freedom, and believes adherence to this principle to be fundamental for our universities...
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