Quote#Freedom
The law of England is a law of liberty, and, consistently with this…
Quote byEdward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough · 1750–1818
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: R. v. Cobbett (1804), 29 How. St. Tr. 49..
English (original)
The law of England is a law of liberty, and, consistently with this liberty, we have not what is called an imprimatur (let it be printed); there is no such preliminary licence necessary. But if a man publish a paper, he is exposed to the penal consequences, as he is in every other act, if it be illegal.
— Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough
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