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By Benjamin Franklin
Printers are educated in the Belief, that when Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick; and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter.
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- Apology for Printers, June 10, 1731 · The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, vol. 1, pp. 194-199 (first printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette, June 10, 1731)
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- Founders Online, National Archives
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From Franklin's "Apology for Printers," printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette on June 10, 1731. This is point 5 of his list of reasons why printers print things some readers dislike.