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1817 Decr 13
Liberty of the Press
4 Art. 2 Reasons
7. That those in whose hands the exercise of the supersovereign powers
of government continues to be lodged should at the same 7
By the supposition,
toto to the check applied
by the political or legal
sanction the supreme
power can not be
subjected: but so
far from being a reason
why it should
not, it is a conclusive
reason why
it should be subjected
to the check applied
by the popular or
moral sanction
hence be punish in the way of by a judicial authority
placed in other hands to review subjectliable to be stoppedstayed
in the exercise of such their power or punished for theany service
already made of it is not possible forthe supposition
is a self contradicting one. But is there a reason
the possibility
the application of a remedy against misconduct a
of subjecting men to the applicin the situation in question a controul in the shape is it a
reason why they should not be subjected to controul in
any shape? On the contrary the more manifest it is that
impossible subjecting them to controul in this shape is not
possible, the more manifest should is be the necessitydemand of
being subjected to controul in whattsoever other shape
the nature of things will admitt of their being subjected. Go in
8. To say that to the ing of good conduct in the 8 To the receiving good conduct of all imputation of bad conduct is not necessary a sub self contradicting to secure good conduct
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