One argument in this trial attempted to refute that an action went against the laws of god by quoting Paul in Acts that "I wish not, brethren, that he was the high priest" and by quoting from Peter to despise a certain group of people for "Presumptuous are they, self-willed, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
One argument in this trial attempted to refute that an action went against the laws of god by quoting Paul in Acts that "I wish not, brethren, that he was the high priest" and by quoting from Peter to despise a certain group of people for "Presumptuous are they, self-willed, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities." The defense in this trial drew up a comparison between the punishments handed out to Brewster and Doctor Sacheverell because they were committed at different points in time after likening the prosecution and the judges to a star chamber. The defendant was represented by Andrew (*) Hamilton after Hamilton was informed of his situation by Ben Franklin, and the prosecution was sparred on by passages in the New York Journal attacking governor William Cosby. For 10 points, name this 1735 trial of a printer that established some notion of freedom of the press.
One argument in this trial attempted to refute that an action went against the laws of god by quoting Paul in Acts that "I wish not, brethren, that he was the high priest" and by quoting from Peter to despise a certain group of people for "Presumptuous are they, self-willed, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
Trial of John Peter Zenger