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Art. 1. Reasons

1827 Dec. 16
Liberty of the Press

At. 1. Reasons

12
Plea – Sub-rulers galled
By no such accusation
can the suffering
of any functionaries functionary as
such be rendered greater
than the enjoyment;
proof, his not giving
it up

13
All complaints of intolerable
suffering from
such a source are impossible
to be true;
they are virtual confessions
of inaptitude.

14
Aptitude self-trumpted
Confidence claimed
To him who trumpets
forth his own aptitude
even though it be but
in respect of probity
if it be without the endeavour
to destroy
the liberty in question,
the proper answer is
a laugh; if with a hiss<

15
Aptitude self-trumpted
Confidence claimed
Such being the only one
is always the course
taken by him whose
guilt is so manifest
as to render other
defence impossible.

16
Aptitude self-trumpted
Confidence claimed
Words to the effect cost
no more than an
equal number of many
others: a good actor
who on the stage
shd pronounce them
well wd deserve applause:
a functionary
on a government theatre
laugh or hiss as
above.

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Art. 1. Reasons

17.
The desire of preventing
all such imputation
government
unprovided with
the means of defending
its reputation
when unjustly attached,
a gross absurdity.

18
From the publicity of
of the accusation government
into
an opportunity of defending
itself or it
even the accusation
conversed privately
from hand to
hand.

Plea. Sub rulers galled
19.
Such private accusations
are more likely
to be exagerated
than public ones: being
sharpened by the
sense of oppression
and exempt from the
check of shame.

20.
Under the restriction
on no harm
that can befall the reputation
of a public
man can be unmerited
unless he has done
his utmost to remove
it.

21.
Under the liberty in
question the never having
been thus accused
is the to government and
every functionary circumstantial
evidence
& next to conclusive
of an unimpeachable
aptitude.

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Identifier: | JB/064/107/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 64.
Date_1	1817-12-16	Marginal Summary Numbering	12-22
Box	064	Main Headings	Liberty of the Press
Folio number	107	Info in main headings field	Liberty of the Press
Image	001	Titles	Art. I Reasons
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