You have not converted a man, because you have silenced him.

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You have not converted a man, because you have silenced him.

John Morley

1874

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Suppression of speech Persuasion Freedom of speech and expression

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1874

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John Morley

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Morley, John. On Compromise. London: Chapman and Hall, 1874, ch. 5.

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