JB/026/153/001

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1820 Feb. 29 16

1 Libel

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Without such a definition as should confine its operation
to defamation against individuals defamation respecting to an a
individually more specific act either if not legally punishable, or at the
least flagrantly disreputable where is the man who argues for the existance no man can defend the existence
of libel law without for the existence of arbitrary power
or in an word tyranny: no man can without call
himself a friend to the liberty of the press? To the greater He who thinks to
it is in his time to give censure — let him give one.

Among those who being listed on the side of a bad cause
are conscious of being that they are so, case of the current artifices as above
of using which is proposed the justice and necessity (necessity
I mean to good government is at the uncontrovertible,
and at the same time have the iness of it to their
sinister interest is too manifest to be one
of the most usual artifices is — without attempting to say
why they the utility of it to cover with contempt
all who chose purpose is support it, [and for that purpose to
extend the of and vituperation] cloathing
with the pretence to superior their inwardly deep felt
importance.

What then would you keep on punishing and punishing
me for it and avoiding to do they know not what for
not avoiding to do that which you have kept it impossible
for them to obtain a conception of? Would you in a word have
all mankind punished for not doing what is impossible? Tyranny
thus shameless are you hardy enough to avow it?
And you forsooth? You the pretended defender the foremost enemy of the people
against the universally felt and acknowledged despotism?
[acknowledged, avowed and defended are defeated in the plea
of necessity or by the instruments of despotism themselves!]

Identifier: | JB/026/153/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 26.
Date_1	1820-02-29	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	026	Main Headings	letters to juries
Folio number	153	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	c2 / d16
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
Marginals		Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	8886
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