Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
NUMBER: | 170 |
AUTHOR: | Thomas Jefferson (17431826) |
QUOTATION: | I thought the work would be very innocent, and one which might be confided to the reason of any man; not likely to be much read if let alone, but, if persecuted, it will be generally read. Every man in the United States will think it a duty to buy a copy, in vindication of his right to buy, and to read what he pleases. |
ATTRIBUTION: | The letter concerned a new book by M. de Becourt, Sur la Création du Monde, which was potentially controversial, as it discussed topics of both a religious and a philosophical nature. |
SUBJECTS: | Censorship |