Cruel and Unusual Punishment: Rights and Liberties Under the LawIn one of the lengthiest, noisiest, and hottest legal debates in U.S. history,Cruel and Unusual Punishment stands out as a levelheaded, even-handed, and thorough analysis of the issue. |
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Page xi - Let me add that a bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference.