Reverse Onus - England

England

The English libel law is one example.

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    What a pity it is that we have no amusements in England but vice and religion!
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    Tried by a New England eye, or the more practical wisdom of modern times, they are the oracles of a race already in its dotage; but held up to the sky, which is the only impartial and incorruptible ordeal, they are of a piece with its depth and serenity, and I am assured that they will have a place and significance as long as there is a sky to test them by.
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