A LIST OF BOOKS - JScholarship
A LIST OF BOOKS - JScholarship
A LIST OF BOOKS - JScholarship
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90 LETTEES.<br />
is no criminal Hbel, breach of the peace, or<br />
social crime; but it is a duty which every<br />
honest man is bound<br />
to perform ; that, if<br />
true, they may be adopted; and that, if false,<br />
they may be refuted.<br />
3. Because no opinions can be exceptions<br />
to the preceding rule ; for, if it be said that<br />
certain doctrines are from God, and ought<br />
not to be disputed, it is evident that doctrines<br />
which emanate from an all-powerfiil<br />
Deity cannot be shaken or overturned by<br />
man; and therefore the pubHcation of any<br />
adverse opinions of man must necessarily be<br />
harmless.<br />
4. Because it is evident, that the employment<br />
of the force of law, which impHes the<br />
civU and mihtary power<br />
of the State, to<br />
maintain opinions, aflfords a<br />
demonstrative<br />
proof that those who consider it necessary to<br />
resort to such weapons must know their<br />
opinions to be indefensible, and must<br />
be
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