Quote of Francis Bacon - Liberty of speech invites and provokes...
Biography - Francis Bacon:
English philosopher and statesman.
Born: 1561 - Died: 1626
Period:
17th century
16th century
Place of birth: United Kingdom
Born: 1561 - Died: 1626
Period:
17th century
16th century
Place of birth: United Kingdom
Liberty of speech invites and provokes liberty to be used again, and so bringeth much to a man's knowledge.
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Quotes about freedom of expression:
Article XI – The free communication of thoughts and of opinions is one of the most precious rights of man: any citizen thus may speak, write, print freely, except to respond to the abuse of this liberty, in the cases determined by the law.
Quotes for: knowledge
Mistakes are, after all, the foundations of truth, and if a man does not know what a thing is, it is at least an increase in knowledge if he knows what it is not.
The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
Francis Bacon also said...
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