Example Sentences

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The liberty of the press is the palladium of reason, the distributor of light and learning, the public and undismayed assertor of interdicted truth.

From The Stranger in France or, a Tour from Devonshire to Paris Illustrated by Engravings in Aqua Tint of Sketches Taken on the Spot. by Carr, John, Sir

Omnium Literarum excultor, ac linguarum plus decem sciens; Veritatis propugnator, Libertatis assertor; nullus autem sectator aut cliens, nec minis, nec malis est inflexus, quin quam elegit, viam perageret; utili honestum anteferens.

From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac

Restitisti regibus non impar assertor, coactus justitiam nostram et illis ostendere, qui rationem vix poterant cruda obstinatione sentire.

From The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator by Hodgkin, Thomas

Et Majestatis Regiæ assertor Nec florentis magis utriusque Quàm afflictæ, Idemque perduellium et scismaticæ factionis Impugnator acerrimus.

From Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters by Earle, John

For years past Miss Gardiner has been famous as a raiser of stock, equine and bovine, but unfortunately she has been most frequently before the public as the strong assertor of territorial rights.

From Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. by Becker, Bernard H.