we were pseudonymous because of how we feared the law would be broken against us

you are pseudonymous because of how you fear the laws you broke

we are not the same

i am pseudonymous because for the same reason silence dogood was.
because it is my right, and i can.

silence dogood definitely falls under the "how we feared the law would be broken against us" territory, along with publius et al

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A more lighthearted example, sure, but it is principally rooted in the same: an authority (his brother) applying unlawful (or in this case, simply unethical by censorship) pressure.

Silence Dogood wasn't his only pseudonym though

Did he not do it out of spite as his brother didn’t publish anything in his name? And he only continued with it as the first one caught on pretty well?

While the contents certainly point to the need for freedoms and the distrust in authority, I doubt the motivation was rooted in the same?