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Every freeman has an undoubted right to lay what sentiments he pleases before the public ; . . . but if he publishes what is improper , mischievous , or illegal , he must take the consequence of his own temerity .
Every freeman has an undoubted right to lay what sentiments he pleases before the public ; . . . but if he publishes what is improper , mischievous , or illegal , he must take the consequence of his own temerity .
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| Title | The Constitution of the United States, Its Sources and Its Application |
| Author | Thomas James Norton |
| Publisher | Little, Brown, 1922 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 19 Jul 2006 |
| Length | 298 pages |
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