Freedom of the Press, which appears in the Bill of Rights, can partly trace its origin to English law, when the poet Milton would argue in favor a this freedom.
Following the 17th Century English Civil War, Archbishop Laud had increased press censorship.
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In 1644, Milton addresses Aeropagitica to Parliament, attacking press censorship and arguing that in a democracy, people are capable of choosing the truth over error.
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