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Editorial
January 27, 1786
Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
An excerpt from Louis-Sébastien Mercier's 'Tableau de Paris' lauds the English liberty of the press as the guarantee of civil liberty, distinguishing Britons and serving as an asylum for human reason and philosophy.
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The LIBERTY of the PRESS.
A SCRAP.
MERCIER in his Tableau de Paris, pays the English the greatest honour; in one place recommending the Liberty of the Press as being the guarantee of civil liberty, he says: "O happy Britons! Generous people, strangers to our shameful bondage, continue to maintain in its glory the liberty of the press; it is the pledge of your freedom; it distinguishes you from the rest of mankind; by its means alone you represent the universe, and support the dignity of men. The thunderbolt which strikes at the pride and insolence of arbitrary power, are forged in your happy island. Human reason has found an asylum amongst you, from whence philosophy, with its innumerable blessings, can be conveyed to all mankind."
A SCRAP.
MERCIER in his Tableau de Paris, pays the English the greatest honour; in one place recommending the Liberty of the Press as being the guarantee of civil liberty, he says: "O happy Britons! Generous people, strangers to our shameful bondage, continue to maintain in its glory the liberty of the press; it is the pledge of your freedom; it distinguishes you from the rest of mankind; by its means alone you represent the universe, and support the dignity of men. The thunderbolt which strikes at the pride and insolence of arbitrary power, are forged in your happy island. Human reason has found an asylum amongst you, from whence philosophy, with its innumerable blessings, can be conveyed to all mankind."
What sub-type of article is it?
Press Freedom
What keywords are associated?
Liberty Of The Press
English Freedom
Mercier Tableau
Civil Liberty
Philosophy Asylum
What entities or persons were involved?
Mercier
Britons
English
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Praise For English Liberty Of The Press
Stance / Tone
Admiring And Laudatory
Key Figures
Mercier
Britons
English
Key Arguments
Liberty Of The Press Guarantees Civil Liberty
It Distinguishes Britons From The Rest Of Mankind
Serves As A Pledge Of Freedom And Asylum For Human Reason
Enables Conveyance Of Philosophy To All Mankind
Forges Thunderbolts Against Arbitrary Power