John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2828 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2828 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | Though all the winds of doctrine were let loose to play upon the earth, so Truth be in the field, we do ingloriously, by licensing and prohibiting, to misdoubt her strength. Let her and Falsehood grapple: who ever knew Truth put to the worse in a free and open encounter? 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Areopagitica. |
| Note 1. Error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.—Thomas Jefferson: Inaugural Address. [back] |