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Persecution is the first law of society because it is always easier to suppress criticism than to meet it.

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Persecution is the first law of society because it is always easier to suppress criticism than to meet it.

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About Howard Mumford Jones

Howard Mumford Jones (April 16, 1892 – May 11, 1980) was an American intellectual historian, literary critic, journalist, poet, and professor of English at the University of Michigan and later at Harvard University.
Jones was the book editor for The Boston Evening Transcript.