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1818. June 27.
Penal Code.Political defamation

24.
Those, in whose
hands the possession
or expectancy of the
power of government
is lodged, will be likely
to make the most
pretensions of this
nature.

25.
In English practice,
in cases of political
defamation, truth
no justification,
but an aggravation.

26.
Uses of the exposure
of the fallacious
grounds of this position.

27.
Suffering to the person
accused much
greater, if the accusation
be true, than
if it be false.

28.
By a true accusation,
much more
intense is the alarm
than by a false one.

29.
But, however correct
the observation,
it is not pertinent
on the occasion
in question.

30.
The suffering to the
wrongee not the only
item to be taken
into the account.

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31.
The greater the misconduct
of the man
of power, the greater
the amount of suffering
required to be
imposed on him in
the shape of punishment.

32.
False allegations adduced
to show, that
evil can not justly
be imputed to the
man in power.
1. The King can do
no wrong.

33.
2. Suffering borne by
the people at large
is as nothing.

34.
These the only notions,
from which the
position in question
could have originated.

35.
Notion of all perfection
of rulers
possessed in different
degrees by different
persons in power.

36.
But the worthlessness
of the subject
many equally supposed
by all the supporters
of the position
in question.

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37.
In English practice,
punishment – not
for the offender, but
for the man who
tells of him.

38.
Plea for the suppression
of the liberty
it's dangerousness.

39.
The danger not specified
– subversion of
the Government commonly
stated as the
ultimate result.

40.
Answer. No argument
can be known
from the dangerousness,
unless the dangerousness
of non-suppression
shown be greater
than that of the suppression.

41.
Mischievousness
greater in the case
of suppression than
in that of non-suppression.

42.
Against plea of dangerousness,
counter-proof,
United States.

43.
In no part of U.S.
is political defamation
treated as an
offence.

44.
This the only instance
in which
the experiment compleatly
tried.

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Date_1	1818-06-27	Marginal Summary Numbering	24-44
Box	064	Main Headings	Penal Code
Folio number	101	Info in main headings field	Penal Code
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