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Horace Mann: “No PERSON shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.” Now, what does this word…”

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No PERSON shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.” Now, what does this word “person” mean?
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Horace Mann
Free Soil · Massachusetts

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Mann questions the implications of the term 'person' in the context of due process rights.

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