The Constitution of the United States Its Sources And Its Application By Tho
The Constitution of the United States Its Sources And Its Application By Tho
Thomas James Norton
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or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press ; 142 142 "The liberty of the press consists, in a strict sense, " Its Sources and Application 199 says Hallam (" Constitutional History of England "), "merely in an exemption from the superintendence of a licenser. " He states that when, in the reign of Henry VIII (1509- 1547), the political importance of the art of printing began to be apprehended, that monarch thought it necessary to take absolute control of it. Not only did he limit the pr...ivilege of keeping a press, but he also required previous inspection of the matter by a licenser. The same authority states that "the Long Parliament (1640-1660) did not hesitate to copy this precedent of a tyranny they had over- thrown. " What our forefathers meant by the liberty of the press was denned by Blacks tone (1758) two centuries after the time of Henry VIII as "in laying no previous restraints upon publications, and not in freedom from censure for criminal matter when published. Every freeman has an undoubted right to lay what sentiments he pleases be- fore the public; .
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