Instead of seeking evasions, and close constructions, and hunting among the musty precedents of darker times, in order to shut out the jury trial in cases of personal liberty, the true lover of freedom would ask only for an interpretation that would warrant it.
Mann advocates for a generous interpretation of the constitution to ensure jury trials in cases of personal liberty.
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Answer: She is in a country in which slavery is established by law.
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