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He gets command, not only of the thing in litigation, but of the body and soul of the litigant.
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gutenberg.orgHorace Mann: “He gets command, not only of the thing in litigation, but of the body and soul of the litigant.”
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Mann discusses the profound control that one party can exert over another in legal disputes, emphasizing the loss of autonomy in such situations.
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