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" The liberty of the press is indeed essential to the nature of a free state ; but this consists in laying no previous restraints upon publications, and not in freedom from censure for criminal matter, when published. Every freeman has an undoubted right... "
The American and English Encyclopedia of Law - Page 507
edited by - 1890
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A Familiar Exposition of the Constitution of the United States: Containing a ...

Joseph Story - Constitutional law - 1865 - 382 pages
...criminal matter, when published. Every freeman has an undoubted right to. lay what sentiments he please? before the public. To forbid this is to destroy the...To subject the press to the restrictive power of a licenser, as was formerly done before, and since the Revolution, (of 1688,) is to subject all freedom...
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The Student's Blackstone: Commentaries on the Laws of England, in Four Books

William Blackstone - Law - 1865 - 642 pages
...publication, and not in freedom from censure for criminal matter when published. Every freeman has an undoubted right to lay what sentiments he pleases...of the press: but if he publishes what is improper, mischevious or illegal, he must take the consequence of his own temerity. To subject the press to the...
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The Quarterly Review, Volume 117

English literature - 1865 - 600 pages
...essentially necessary to the truth of history and the advancement of science.' According to Blackstone— ' To subject the press to the restrictive power of a licensor, as was formerly done, both before and since the Revolution, is to subject all freedom of sentiment to the prejudices of one...
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Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books, Volume 2

William Blackstone, George Sharswood - Great Britain - 1866 - 780 pages
...publica•• tions, and *not in freedom from censure for criminal matter when published. Every freeman has an undoubted right to lay what sentiments he pleases...improper, mischievous, or illegal, he must take the consequence of his own temerity. To subject the press to the restrictive power of a licenser, as was...
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A Familiar Exposition of the Constitution of the United States: Containing a ...

Joseph Story - 1868 - 384 pages
...criminal matter, when published. Every freeman has an undoubted right to lay what sentiments he please? before the public. To forbid this is to destroy the...To subject the press to the restrictive power of a licenser, as was formerly done before, and since the Revolution, (of 1688,) is to subject all freedom...
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Trial of Andrew Johnson: Opinions and appendix

Andrew Johnson - Impeachments - 1868 - 446 pages
...or to incite to crime against the state, may be held responsible for so doing. " Every freeman has an undoubted right to lay what sentiments he pleases...mischievous, or illegal, he must take the consequences of bis own temerity." That sentiment is quoted from the Commentaries of William Blackstone by Justice...
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Parliamentary Debates

New Zealand. Parliament. House of Representatives - 1868 - 622 pages
...free man has an undoubted right to lay »hat sentiments he pleases before the public — to ¡•jrbid this is to destroy the freedom of the Press ; but if he publishes what is improper, mischievous, f't illegal, he must take the consequence of his own temerity. To subject the Press to the restrictive...
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De drukpers als middel tot misdrijf

Lamoraal Ulbo de Sitter - Freedom of the press - 1869 - 264 pages
...man is en geen onnoozele of kind, is hij ook verantwoordelijk voor zijne daden. Every free man has an undoubted right to lay what sentiments he pleases...improper , mischievous or illegal , he must take the consequence of his own temerity 1). Er zijn er die deze verantwoordelijkheid , de strafbaarheid van...
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Speeches of Thomas Lord Erskine, Volume 1

Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - Freedom of the press - 1870 - 504 pages
...publications, and not in freedom from censure for criminal matter, when published. Every freeman has an undoubted right to lay what sentiments he pleases...improper, mischievous, or illegal, he must take the consequence of his own temerity. To subject the press to the restrictive power of a licenser, as was...
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Speeches of Thomas Lord Erskine, Volume 1

Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - Freedom of the press - 1870 - 514 pages
...published. Every freeman has an undoubted right to lay what sentiments he pleases before the pub< lie ; to forbid this is to destroy the freedom of the press...improper, mischievous, or illegal, he must take the consequence of his own temerity. To subject the press to the restrictive power of a licenser, as was...
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