These times have the rare good fortune that you may think what you like and say what you think.

Rara temporum felicitate ubi sentire quae velis et quae sentias dicere licet.

Tacitus

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Topic

Freedom of speech and expression

Author

Tacitus

Source

Histories (Tacitus)

Genre

Historical literature

Language

Latin

Time

110 BC 110s BC 2nd century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Historian Writer

From

Europe

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Original Citation

Tacitus. Historiae [Histories]. Venice, c. 110, bk. 1, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Tacitus. The Histories, translated by W. H. Fyfe. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 1, ch. 1.

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Source
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Medium
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Authentication Score 3
Citation

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For what a man had rather were true he more readily believes.

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Topic
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Author

Francis Bacon
Source
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Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Latin
Time
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Era
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Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Bacon, Francis. Novum Organum. London: John Beale, 1620, bk. 1, no. 49.

Current Citation

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