Harvard Classics, Vol. 3, Parts 3 & 4

The Areopagitica is an oration written in response to attempts of the day to “license,” or ban, religious and political writings; however, it remains the starting point for freedom of the press debate. In the vein of Plato’s Republic before it and Rousseau’s Emile after, On Education is a personal epistle aimed at the training of youth in the classic and poetic traditions as well as the future of scientific studies.