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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 Minnesota Law Journal - Page 189
1897
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Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books, Volume 1

Sir William Blackstone - Law - 1825 - 576 pages
...publications, and not in freedom from censure for criminal matter when published. [ 152 ] 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 Treatise on the Law of Slander, Libel, Scandalum Magnatum, and False ...

Thomas Starkie - Libel and slander - 1826 - 658 pages
...himself. It has been said by a high authority,* that " every freeman has an undoubted right to lay what he pleases before the public — to forbid this is...improper, mischievous, or illegal, he must take the consequence of his own temerity ."(1) This privilege necessarily includes candid comments upon public...
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A Treatise on the Law of Slander and Libel: And Incidentally of ..., Volume 2

Thomas Starkie - Libel and slander - 1830 - 474 pages
...It has been asserted by high authority (o), that " every freeman has an undoubted right to lay what he pleases before the public — to forbid this is...improper, mischievous, or illegal, he must take the consequence of his own temerity. " On the trial of James Perry and another Qo), on an information for...
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Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States: With a ..., Volume 3

Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1833 - 800 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...he must take the consequences of his own temerity. To subject the press to the restrictive power of a licenser, as was formerly done before, and since...
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Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States: With a ..., Volume 2

Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1833 - 782 pages
...forbid this is to destroy the freedom of the press. But, if he publishes what is improper, Abr. 89 mischievous, or illegal, he must take the consequences of his own temerity. To subject the press to the restrictive power of a licenser, as was formerly done before, and since...
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The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British and Foreign India ...

Asia - 1833 - 824 pages
...whatsoever a person thinks proper, subject to the indispensable condition, that if he should publish what is mischievous or illegal, he must take the consequences of his own temerity.* It follows, then, that wherever a press is subjected to a previous restraint, — where an interdict...
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The Law-dictionary, Explaining the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the ...

Thomas Edlyne Tomlins - Law - 1835 - 862 pages
...publications ; and not in freedom from censure for criminal matter when published. Every freeman has an B N ہ k o 2,/ 4 Hþ) P ' | n & * psy(ܧ hځ 5o_ F...a ? nd} W +d :y u{Q< EB ͨyÛ ;%_П ] ߯do - Cf 붸 consequence of his own temerity. To subject the press to the restrictive power of a licenser, as was...
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Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books ; with an ..., Volume 4

William Blackstone - Law - 1836 - 704 pages
...and *not in freedom from censure for criminal matter when pub- [*152] lished. 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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The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British and Foreign India ...

Asia - 1836 - 624 pages
...free man is considered to have an undoubted right to lay what sentiments be pleases before the public, but if he publishes what is improper, mischievous, or illegal, he must take the consequence of his own temerity.* In states where the government is despotic, that is, where no representative...
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The New-York Review, Volume 3

1838 - 514 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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