Der Bote für Tirol1840s5 tags
A Word on Freedom of the Press to the Honest Countryfolk of Tyrol
An essay addressed to the rural population of Tyrol explains the significance of the freedom of the press obtained in 1848 and the end of state censorship. The text dispels religious misgivings by referencing Pope Pius IX and presents the free formation of public opinion as the cornerstone of the constitutional state.