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"Once you permit those who are convinced of their own superior rightness to censor and silence and suppress those who hold contrary opinions, just at that moment the citadel has been surrendered."

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About Archibald MacLeish

American poet, playwright, and public intellectual who served as Librarian of Congress and later as assistant secretary of state. His writing spanned lyric poetry, drama, and political commentary, and he received multiple Pulitzer Prizes. He was an important literary and civic voice in the mid-20th century.

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