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From feeling that sense of security from lawless violence, which every man, whether guilty or innocent, is entitled to feel, he has been in imminent danger of being torn in pieces by an infuriated mob.
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Mann emphasizes the fundamental right to security from violence for all individuals, regardless of their guilt or innocence.
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