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Edmund Burke: For securing the liberty of the subject, he introduced the method of giving bail, the most certain fence against the…

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For securing the liberty of the subject, he introduced the method of giving bail, the most certain fence against the abuses of power.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke discusses the introduction of bail as a safeguard for individual liberty.

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