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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...California judge noted in his opinion in a 1979 libel case, George Washington was called a murderer, Thomas Jefferson a blackguard and a knave, Henry Clay a pimp, Andrew Johnson and Ulysses Grant drunkards. Abraham Lincoln was termed a half-witted usurper, a baboon, a gorilla and a ghoul. Yet none of the nation's early leaders even attempted to sue, although some may have shared Benjamin Franklin's professed desire to balance "the liberty of the press" with "the liberty of the cudgel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Slander and Libel | 3/4/1985 | See Source »

Before we go on, a swig of Maalox is indicated. Designed to touch the heart, Six Weeks is a ghoul's delight that collides with the stomach instead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Ghoul's Delight | 1/3/1983 | See Source »

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