Friday, 29 May 2009

The first restriction on political speech?

From henceforth none be so hardy to tell or publish any false News or Tales, whereby discord pr occasion of discord or slander  may grow between the King and his People or  the Great Men of the Realm.
3 Edward I , c 34 (1275)

But then again, there's Leviticus 19.16
Thou shalt not go up and down as a tale-bearer amongst the people.



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