The people who oil the wheels of society are not the people who never give offence, they are the people who never take any.

Diplomat William Eton warns his fellow Englishmen that shutting down debate does not make for a more united society.

John Stuart Mill reminds us that governments and the courts must never be allowed to criminalise matters of belief or opinion.

John Milton (of ‘Paradise Lost’ fame) urged Parliament not to fall into bad old habits of censorship, whatever their fears may be.

Philosopher and social activist John Stuart Mill discusses the most liberating kind of education.