#OTD January 19, 1764
John Wilkes is expelled from the British House of Commons for seditious libel, a reminder that “order” often means punishing speech that embarrasses power.
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"The liberty of the press, that bulwark of the liberties of the people, is so deservedly esteemed, that every attack made on it is productive of danger."
✒️ #JohnWilkes, English radical, journalist (The North Briton) and politician, #DOTD #BoxingDay 1797. #Literature
"The liberty of the press is the birth-right of a Briton, and is justly esteemed the firmest bulwark of the liberties of this country."
✒️⚖️ #JohnWilkes, politician, libertine, and radical political journalist, was #BOTD 17 Oct 1725. #Literature #Politics
🗞️ #OTD in the #History of #Literature 10 May 1768, radical journalist #JohnWilkes was imprisoned for writing an article for "The North Briton" criticising #KingGeorgeIII, calling his advisers "tools of despotism and corruption." Wilkes' readers rioted in protest throughout London.
Rare 18th-Century John Wilkes Jug Steals the Show at Antique Ceramics Sale!
...#AntiqueCollecting #JohnWilkes #HistoricArtifacts #18thCenturyBritain #PoliticalHistory #CivilLiberties #PressFreedom #RadicalReform #BritishCeramics #CollectibleArt #HistoricAuctions #WoolleyAndWallis #BritishHistory…
"The liberty of the press, that bulwark of the liberties of the people, is so deservedly esteemed, that every attack made on it is productive of danger."
✒️ #JohnWilkes, English radical, journalist (The North Briton) and politician, #DOTD #BoxingDay 1797. #Literature
