JB/087/108/002

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Misrule

The second is pursued where? I am sure I
know not. What not in England? I wish I
could say it were. The If the law is to decide
there is no more freedom for the press than there
is toleration for religion. The liberty of the press
such as we enjoy it now is one of the lay catalogue
of blessings which we owe for which we stand indebted not to the wisdom
the consistency, the power of the law, but to its
folly, its inconsistency or impotence. De facto we
have enough of it and more than enough: but de
jure we have no such thing: [It was a maxim an aphorism
of Lord Coke [who would never have let it escaped
him had he understood the su stuff which the common
law is made of] maxat misera est servitus
ubi jus est vagum aut incognitum] If any point can
be said to be settled which has no clearer foundation
than the common law for its basis, can be settled it is this, that
individuals have no right to express pass censure
in print upon the proceedings of the government. The most
popular judges have held no author other doctrine
What is curious, it is to the
most popular judges were
the establishers of this
doctrine.
The perjury of jurors & the anarchy that ensued was the
consequence have turned this branch of the law into a dead letter. Detesting
the cause let us find consolation comfort rejoice by in the effects.

Identifier: | JB/087/108/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 87.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	087	Main Headings	indirect legislation
Folio number	108	Info in main headings field	indirect
Image	002	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	4
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Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	[[watermarks::gr [crown motif] [britannia with shield motif]]]
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Notes public		ID Number	27633
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