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I am persuaded, there is at least as much danger that they will lay hold on such an individual, as that they will condemn a man to death for doing that which, when he committed it, was no crime.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “I am persuaded, there is at least as much danger that they will lay hold on such an individual, as that they will…”
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Beveridge warns of the dangers of legislative overreach, suggesting that individuals could be unjustly targeted.
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