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In Voltaire's time all one could do is speak at the market square. Today that's roughly equivalent to speaking in a dark room with nobody else inside, I doubt
by jojobas 6y ago
In Voltaire's time all one could do is speak at the market square.
Today that's roughly equivalent to speaking in a dark room with nobody else inside, I doubt that' what Voltaire was willing to die for.
- jakelazaroff 6y agoRight, he was talking about speaking without fearing punishment by the government. The modern equivalent of which is… speaking without fearing punishment by the government.
- jojobas 6y agoBeing punished by a corporation or a mob is no relief.