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From that moment, if the law has any validity, the defendant is the slave of the plaintiff, by force of a “judicial” decision.
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gutenberg.orgHorace Mann: “From that moment, if the law has any validity, the defendant is the slave of the plaintiff, by force of a “judicial”…”
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Mann argues that once the law is applied, the defendant is rendered a slave to the plaintiff, illustrating the harsh realities of the legal system.
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