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<del>7</del>8 Art.1 Reasons<lb/> | <del>7</del>8 Art.1 Reasons<lb/> | ||
18<lb/> | 18<lb/> | ||
From the publicity<lb/> | |||
of the accusation<lb/> | of the accusation<lb/> | ||
government desire<lb/> | government desire<lb/> | ||
<add>such</add> an opportunity of<lb/> | <add>such</add> an opportunity of<lb/> | ||
defending itself in<lb/> | defending itself in<lb/> | ||
it would not have<lb/> | |||
even the accusation<lb/> | even the accusation<lb/> | ||
conveyed privately<lb/> | conveyed privately<lb/> | ||
from hand to hand</note><lb/> | from hand to hand</note><lb/> | ||
<p><add>While from</add> | <p>Though by <add>While from</add> the liberty thus proposed to be allowed guilt<lb/> | ||
on the part of the rulers<add>functionary</add> has every thing to <del>(</del> lose and to fear<lb/> | on the part of the rulers <add>functionary</add> has every thing to <del>(</del> lose and to fear<lb/> | ||
in <gap/> has every<add>much</add> thing to gain.</p> | in <gap/> has every <add>much</add> thing to gain.</p> | ||
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1. When a charge is then made public, the functionary<lb/> | 1. When a charge is then made public, the functionary<lb/> | ||
being apprised of it, has in his hands full knowledge<lb/> | being apprised of it, has in his hands full knowledge<lb/> | ||
of <del>his</del> the nature of it and of the <gap/> which | of <del>his</del> the nature of it and of the <gap/> which in the <lb/> | ||
supposition of his innocence will be but <add>must</add> | supposition of his innocence will be but <add>must</add> conducive to the<lb/> | ||
rendering it<add>clearing his character of the imputation</add> manifest. Whereas when the possibility<lb/> | rendering it<add>clearing his character of the imputation</add> manifest. Whereas when the possibility<lb/> | ||
of making the charge <add>public</add> will | of making the charge <add>public</add> will s<gap/>ly is taken away, men will<lb/> | ||
be the more industrious in gaining private circulation to it<lb/> | be the more industrious in gaining private circulation to it<lb/> | ||
in which case <del>the</del> in the continual course of things, the<lb/> | in which case <del>the</del> in the continual course of things, the<lb/> | ||
guilt charged will become greater and greater than<lb/> | guilt charged will become greater and greater than<lb/> | ||
the guilt really incurred: | the guilt really incurred: a man's character may<lb/> | ||
then have been destroyed and infamy in various classes<lb/> | |||
inflicted a line content <gap/> knowing it and for want of<lb/> | |||
its having been in his power to defend himself under <add>from</add> it. <note>19<lb/> | |||
Such private accusations<lb/> | |||
are more<lb/> | |||
likely to be exagerrated<lb/> | |||
than public<lb/> | |||
ones: being <gap/><lb/> | |||
by the sense of oppression,<lb/> | |||
and <del>d</del> exempt<lb/> | |||
from the check of<lb/> | |||
shame</note></p> | |||
<p>But there is such a slab of things <del>every</del> <unclear>anything</unclear><lb/> | |||
<del>that</del> which thus may be Public a functionary can be re<gap/>ded<lb/> | |||
is commited on own this supposition <gap/> the <gap/><lb/> | |||
having done his utmost to change the law from bad<lb/> | |||
state into a better. <note>20<lb/> | |||
Under the restriction<lb/> | |||
in question no harm<lb/> | |||
that can <unclear>befall</unclear> the<lb/> | |||
reputation of a public<lb/> | |||
man are to<lb/> | |||
un<gap/>, unless he<lb/> | |||
has done his utmost<lb/> | |||
to remove it</note></p><pb/> | |||
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1817 Decr 13
Liberty of the Press Reason
78 Art.1 Reasons
18
From the publicity
of the accusation
government desire
such an opportunity of
defending itself in
it would not have
even the accusation
conveyed privately
from hand to hand
Though by While from the liberty thus proposed to be allowed guilt
on the part of the rulers functionary has every thing to ( lose and to fear
in has every much thing to gain.
1. When a charge is then made public, the functionary
being apprised of it, has in his hands full knowledge
of his the nature of it and of the which in the
supposition of his innocence will be but must conducive to the
rendering itclearing his character of the imputation manifest. Whereas when the possibility
of making the charge public will sly is taken away, men will
be the more industrious in gaining private circulation to it
in which case the in the continual course of things, the
guilt charged will become greater and greater than
the guilt really incurred: a man's character may
then have been destroyed and infamy in various classes
inflicted a line content knowing it and for want of
its having been in his power to defend himself under from it. 19
Such private accusations
are more
likely to be exagerrated
than public
ones: being
by the sense of oppression,
and d exempt
from the check of
shame
But there is such a slab of things every anything
that which thus may be Public a functionary can be reded
is commited on own this supposition the
having done his utmost to change the law from bad
state into a better. 20
Under the restriction
in question no harm
that can befall the
reputation of a public
man are to
un, unless he
has done his utmost
to remove it
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