Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth, and every other man has a right to knock him down for it. Martyrdom is the test.


James Boswell Life of Samuel Johnson (1791) 1780

Samuel Johnson Quotes

Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth, and every other man has a right to knock him down for it. Martyrdom is the test.

Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth, and every other man has a right to knock him down for it. Martyrdom is the test.

Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth, and every other man has a right to knock him down for it. Martyrdom is the test.

Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth, and every other man has a right to knock him down for it. Martyrdom is the test.