...nature of a free state; but this consists in laying no 'previous restraints upon publications—and not in freedom from censure for criminal matter when...improper, mischievous, or illegal, he must take the consequence of his own temerity. To subject the press to the restrictive power of a licenser, as was...

...press is essential to the nature of a free state; but this consists in laying no previous restraints upon publications, and not in freedom from censure for criminal matter when published ; and hence the justice of punishing the publisher, or vendor, as well as the writer ; because, if...

...him in the esteem of the public, or exposed him to ridicule. Blackstone tells us that " every person has an undoubted right to lay what sentiments he pleases...before the public : to forbid this is to destroy the liberty of the press. But if he publishes what is improper, mischievous, or illegal, he must take the...

...utterance or publication of men's opinions, and not in freedom from censure for criminal matter spoken or published. Every freeman has an undoubted right to lay what sentiments he pleases before the public ; but if he publishes, orally or otherwise, what is illegal, he must take the consequences of his own...

...afforded very striking illustrations of the title of his pamphlet. " Every freeman," says Blackstone, " has an undoubted right to lay what sentiments he pleases before the public—to forbid this is to destroy the freedom of the Press." The writer here, lays no sentiments...

...of which too many are apt to take advantage. Judge Blackstone remarks on the Freedom of the Press, " Every freeman has an undoubted right to lay what sentiments...improper, mischievous or illegal, he must take the consequence of his own temerity." In foreign lands especially those which are subject to British power,...

...indeed, essential to the nature of a free state ; but this consists in laying no previous restraints upon publications, and not in freedom from censure...improper, mischievous or illegal, he must take the consequence of his own temerity. To subject the press to the restrictive power of a licenser, as was...

...indeed, essential tc the nature of a free state ; but this consists in laying no previous restraints upon publications, and not in freedom from censure...is to destroy the freedom of the press ; but if he published what is improper, mischievous, or illegal, he must take the consequence of his own temerity....

...indeed, essential to the nature of a free state ; but this consists in laying no previous restraints upon publications, and not in freedom from censure...is to destroy the freedom of the press ; but if he published what is improper, mischievous, or illegal, he must take the consequence of his own temerity....

...indeed, essential to the nature of a free state ; but this consists in laying no previous restraints upon publications, and not in freedom from censure...is to destroy the freedom of the press ; but if he published what is improper, mischievous, or illegal, he must take the consequence of his own temerity....