Despotism can no more exist in a nation until the liberty of the press be destroyed than the night can happen before the sun is set.


Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan (ed. 1823)


Despotism can no more exist in a nation until the liberty of the press be destroyed than the night can happen before the sun is set.

Despotism can no more exist in a nation until the liberty of the press be destroyed than the night can happen before the sun is set.

Despotism can no more exist in a nation until the liberty of the press be destroyed than the night can happen before the sun is set.

Despotism can no more exist in a nation until the liberty of the press be destroyed than the night can happen before the sun is set.