A man must have a right to act in a certain manner, before it can be his duty. He may, before he ought.
XI.
A man has a right to think as his reason directs; it is a duty he owes to himself to think with freedom, that he may act from conviction.
XII.
A man has a right to unrestricted liberty of discussion. Falsehood is a scorpion that will sting itself to death.
XIII.
A man has not only a right to express his thoughts, but it is his duty to do so.
XIV.
No law has a right to discourage the practice of truth. A man ought to speak the truth on every occasion. A duty can never be criminal; what is not criminal cannot be injurious.