Every freeman has an undoubted right to lay what sentiments he pleases before the public ; to forbid this is to destroy the freedom of the press : but if he publishes what is improper, mischievous, or illegal, he must take the consequence of his own temerity. Speeches of Thomas Lord Erskine - Page 408by Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - 1870Full view - About this book
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