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Milton's argument, in brief, was that precensorship of authors was little more than an excuse for state control of thought. Recognizing that some means of accountability was necessary to ensure that libellous or other illegal works were kept under control, Milton felt this could be achieved by ensuring the legal responsibility of printers and authors for the content of what they published. John Milton makes an argument against censorship. In other words, Adam had a choice to make. He knew better. And yet he still chose evil over good. This choice is what lead to his downfall. Let me now try to put this concept of knowing good and evil int