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Apl 1809 C
Press. Ch. 2 Libel Law as it ought

§.2 Free press the remedy

1. 37
In each ruler according
to idiosyncrasy
& external circumstances,
sometimes social
sometimes self-regarding
interest predominates. p.1 —

2. 38
To self-regarding, to
prevent misgovernmt
as above, a check is necessary,
viz. a faculty
of issuing complaints
& murmurs with prospect
of resistance.
p.1.

3 39
Of liberty of press
one use is, faculty of
connive conveying to rulers
notice of these murmurs
before resistance. p.1.

4. 40
+2 Whatever interest the
chief has in making
maintaining those features
of government
which serve his own
separate interest he
has none in maintaining
those which
serve none but the
separate interest of
his penal subordinates.

5. 41
+8 Interest & endeavour
of subordinates is to
suppress all murmurs
indicative of any features
of misgovernment by
which their own separate
interest is served:
the natural result being
1. Danger of their own
dismissal —
2. Danger of assistance
to chief —
3. critical disturbance
of their case.

6 42
+ Of such endeavours
the energy will be as ql
badness of their government,
the intensity of their
exertions to free themselves
of the check will be as
its necessity to good
government. p.2


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§.2 Free press the remedy

7. 43
Hence of probity in
any rulers his disposition
to oppose or
favour ql application of this check is
a mere test. p.2


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§§. therefore contra penal
responsibility.




Identifier: | JB/026/046/001
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 26.

Date_1

1809-04

Marginal Summary Numbering

1-7

Box

026

Main Headings

law amendment

Folio number

046

Info in main headings field

press ch. 2 libel law as it ought

Image

001

Titles

Category

marginal summary sheet

Number of Pages

1

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

Penner

john herbert koe

Watermarks

Marginals

Paper Producer

Corrections

jeremy bentham

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

8779

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