 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - 1817 - 570 pages
...the press? Who can give it any definition which would not leave the utmost latitude for evasion ? I hold it to be impracticable; and from this I infer,...general spirit of the people and of the government* And here, after all, as intimated upon another occasion, must we seek for the only solid basis of all... | |
 | James Madison, John Jay - 1818 - 882 pages
...definition which would not leave the utmost latitude for evasion ? I bold it to be jtnpractia ble ; and from this I infer, that its security, whatever fine declarations may be inserted in any constitutiua respecting if, must altogether depend on public opinion, and on the general spirit of... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - 1837 - 516 pages
...the press ? Who can give it any definition which would not leave the utmost latitude for evasion ? I hold it to be impracticable ; and from this I infer,...respecting it, must altogether depend on public opinion, nnd on the general spirit of the people and of the government.* And here, after all, as is intimated... | |
 | 1838 - 514 pages
...: •• The security of the press, whatever fine declarations may be inserted in any constitution, must altogether depend on public opinion, and on the...general spirit of the people and of the government. And here, after all, must we seek for the only solid basis of all our rights." This single sentence... | |
 | 1842 - 492 pages
...the press ? Who can give it any definition which would not leave the utmost latitude for evasion ? I hold it to be impracticable ; and from this I infer,...general spirit of the people and of the government.* * To show that there is a power in the constitution, by which the liberty of the press may be affected,... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - 1852 - 528 pages
...the press ? Who can give it any definition which would not leave the utmost latitude for evasion ? I hold it to be impracticable ; and from this I infer,...general spirit of the people and of the government.* * To show that there is a power in the constitution, by which the liberty of the press may be affected,... | |
 | Clement Laird Vallandigham - 1863 - 282 pages
...declaration that the liberty of the press (or of speech) shall be inviolably preserved, when its security must altogether depend on public opinion, and on the...general spirit of the people, and of the Government." But this extraordinary bill does not stop here. " No person," says the Constitution, " no person shall... | |
 | Henry Barton Dawson - 1863 - 770 pages
...the press ? Who can give it any definition which would not leave the utmost latitude for evasion? I hold it to be impracticable ; and from this I infer, that its security, The Federalist. whatever fine declarations may be inserted in any Constitution respecting it, must... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - 1864 - 772 pages
...the oress ? Who can give it any definition which would not leave the utmost latitude for evasion ? I hold it to be impracticable ; and from this I infer,...general spirit of the People and of the Government.* And here, after all, as is intimated upon another occasion, must we seek for the only solid basis of... | |
 | 1864 - 786 pages
...the press ? Who can give it any definition which would not leave the utmost latitude for evasion ? I hold it to be impracticable ; and from this I infer,...general spirit of the People and of the Government.* And here, after all, as is intimated upon another occasion, must we seek for the only solid basis of... | |
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What is the liberty of the press? Who can give it any definition which would not leave the utmost latitude for evasion? I hold it to be impracticable; and from this, I infer that its security, whatever fine declarations may be inserted in any constitution... 
